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Political Parties and Legislative Party Switching

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  • © 2009

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  1. William B. Heller
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  2. Carol Mershon
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Importance of Party Switching

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Legislative Party Switching, Parties, and Party Systems

      • William B. Heller, Carol Mershon
      Pages 3-28

    3. Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Models of Party Switching

      • William B. Heller, Carol Mershon
      Pages 29-51

  3. Party Switching and Representation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Switching Equilibria

      • Norman Schofield
      Pages 55-79

    3. Party Switching and the Procedural Party Agenda in the US House of Representatives

      • Timothy P. Nokken
      Pages 81-108

    4. Party Switching in Brazil: Causes, Effects, and Representation

      • Scott Desposato
      Pages 109-144

  4. Party Switching, Party Competition, and Policy Making

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Party Group Switching in the European Parliament

      • Gail McElroy, Kenneth Benoit
      Pages 147-172

    3. Legislator Preferences, Party Desires: The Impact of Party Switching on Legislative Party Positions

      • William B. Heller, Carol Mershon
      Pages 173-199

    4. Timing Matters: Incentives for Party Switching and Stages of Parliamentary Cycles

      • Carol Mershon, Olga Shvetsova
      Pages 201-229

  5. Party Switching and the Dynamics of Party Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Competition for Power: Party Switching and Party System Change in Japan

      • Junko Kato, Kentaro Yamamoto
      Pages 233-263

    3. Party Switching, Party Systems, and Political Representation

      • Marcus Kreuzer, Vello Pettai
      Pages 265-285

    4. Conclusions

      • William B. Heller, Carol Mershon
      Pages 287-293

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 295-316
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Political parties and democratic politics go hand in hand. Since parties matter, it matters too when elected politicians change party affiliation. This book shows why, when, and to what effect politicians switch parties in pursuit of their goals, as constrained by institutions and in response to their environments.

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WILLIAM P. HELLER is Associate Professor of Political Science, Binghamton University, USA.
CAROL MERSHON is Associate Professor, Department of Politics, University of Virginia, USA. 

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