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Party switching in Israel : a historical and comparative analysis / Csaba Nikolenyi.
Van Pelt Library JQ1830.A979 N55 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nikolenyi, Csaba, 1971- author.
- Series:
- SUNY series in comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Party affiliation--Israel.
- Party affiliation.
- Political parties--Israel.
- Political parties.
- Political candidates--Israel.
- Political candidates.
- Israel. Keneset--Rules and practice.
- Israel.
- Israel. Keneset.
- Parliamentary practice.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- "Analyzes the history of legislative party switching and its regulation in the Israeli Knesset"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Conceptual and Comparative Considerations
- ch. 2 Kalanterism, the "Stinking Trick," and the Evolution of Israel's Anti-Defection Law
- ch. 3 The Growing Incidence of Party Switching in Israel
- ch. 4 "Acquire a Friend for Yourself!" The Rise of Collective Defections in the Knesset
- ch. 5 The Preponderance of Pre-Electoral Party Switching
- ch. 6 Between Government and Opposition: The Directionality of Exit
- ch. 7 Does Defection Pay? The Electoral Consequences of Party Switching
- ch. 8 Comparative Cases: Anti-Defections Laws and Their Consequences in India, New Zealand, and South Africa.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438491615
- 1438491611
- OCLC:
- 1335755208
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