Leaders, Factions and the Game of Intra-Party Politics, Andrea Ceron

Political parties are often examined as unitary actors. The assumption that political parties are unitary actors relies on a premise that parties are formed by individual members who want to reach common goals. In fact, parties are not monolithic actors but usually composed of members who have diffe...

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Published in:AURUM Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2022, Vol.7 (2), p.247-250
Main Author: Aykut,Mücahid
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aile & Sosyal Politikalar
Siyasal Bilimler
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Summary:Political parties are often examined as unitary actors. The assumption that political parties are unitary actors relies on a premise that parties are formed by individual members who want to reach common goals. In fact, parties are not monolithic actors but usually composed of members who have different interests, policy preferences, and personal career ambitions. For this reason, those party members who share most similar preferences and common interests may come together and create subgroups called as factions within a party to influence internal decision-making processes. Moreover, some of them may be formed by formerly created factions. From this perspective, many parties are also considered as coalition of factions (Leiserson, 1968 cited in Ceron, 2019).
ISSN:2458-9896