Who Change Parties, When, and Why: Party Switching in Developing and Developed Countries

Abstract

The papers presented in this panel explore the motivations and strategic timing issues associated with political elites' decision to switch political parties. Updates and challenges to the canon literature on party switching are explored theoretical as are methodological approaches.

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Party Switching in New Democracies: Career Killer or Career Stringboard?	View Paper Details
Political Resources and the Shape of Elite Defections in Autocracies. Evidence from Yeltsin’s Russia	View Paper Details
Shortcut to a Long Fight: the Impact of Charisma on Party Switching in the Philippines	View Paper Details
Career Opportunities: Does Party-Switching Helps to Career Advancement?	View Paper Details