Types of outcomes in factional rivalries: Lessons from non-democratic parties in Turkey
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2016
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Sage Publications Ltd
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In non-democratic parties, oppositional factions have difficulty making inroads to the top executive party organs. There are two consequences for these groups: party split or leadership removal. In the former case, the oppositional faction exits and establishes its own party. In the latter, the opposition succeeds in altering the balance of power by removing the leader and the party goes through change. This article suggests that the level of power concentration within the dominant faction matters for the type of outcome in factional rivalries. If the power is concentrated in the hands of a small elite, the divisions within the elite can help the oppositional faction remove the party leader. If the power resides only with a single leader, the oppositional faction is likely to lose the struggle against the dominant faction and decide to exit. This study explores the causal mechanisms involved by comparing six non-democratic parties from Turkey.
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Bilgin, Hasret Dikici/0000-0002-5377-4718; Musil, Pelin/0000-0002-6222-0848
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Turkey, political parties, factionalism, party split, leadership removal, intra-party democracy
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8
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Q2
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37
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2
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166
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183