Françoise Boucek
Biographic Data
| ID | 4382045 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Françoise Boucek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Françoise |
| FAMILY NAME | Boucek |
| SIGNATURE | BOUCEK F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 127 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Factional Politics
Drawing on theories of neo-institutionalism to show how institutions shape dissident behaviour, Boucek develops new ways of measuring factionalism and explains its effects on office tenure. In each of
Rethinking Factionalism
It is time to think again about the conceptualization of factionalism in political science. Following a brief review of scholarly contributions in the field, I argue that the analytical approach based on typologies and categories of subparty groups is not very useful in explaining intra-party behaviour and the process of change because, by their nature, these are static tools. Building on previous contributions to the study of factions, notably S…
Representing Europe's Citizens? Electoral Institutions and the Failure of Parliamentary Representation – By D. Farrell and R. Scully
Constructing the Number of Parties
Forming an idea of the number of parties competing at elections or winning seats in legislatures is fundamental to disaggregated approaches to mapping party systems. We set out a method for systematically relating the behaviour of any `number of parties' index to the size of the largest party's vote and the numbers of parties in competition. This approach shows that the `effective number of parties' ( N2) can confuse real changes in party competi…
Rethinking Factionalism
It is time to think again about the conceptualization of factionalism in political science. Following a brief review of scholarly contributions in the field, I argue that the analytical approach based on typologies and categories of subparty groups is not very useful in explaining intra-party behaviour and the process of change because, by their nature, these are static tools. Building on previous contributions to the study of factions, notably S…
Constructing the Number of Parties
Forming an idea of the number of parties competing at elections or winning seats in legislatures is fundamental to disaggregated approaches to mapping party systems. We set out a method for systematically relating the behaviour of any `number of parties' index to the size of the largest party's vote and the numbers of parties in competition. This approach shows that the `effective number of parties' ( N2) can confuse real changes in party competi…
Constructing the Number of Parties
Forming an idea of the number of parties competing at elections or winning seats in legislatures is fundamental to disaggregated approaches to mapping party systems. We set out a method for systematically relating the behaviour of any `number of parties' index to the size of the largest party's vote and the numbers of parties in competition. This approach shows that the `effective number of parties' ( N2) can confuse real changes in party competi…
Representing Europe's Citizens? Electoral Institutions and the Failure of Parliamentary Representation – By D. Farrell and R. Scully
Rethinking Factionalism
It is time to think again about the conceptualization of factionalism in political science. Following a brief review of scholarly contributions in the field, I argue that the analytical approach based on typologies and categories of subparty groups is not very useful in explaining intra-party behaviour and the process of change because, by their nature, these are static tools. Building on previous contributions to the study of factions, notably S…
Factional Politics
Drawing on theories of neo-institutionalism to show how institutions shape dissident behaviour, Boucek develops new ways of measuring factionalism and explains its effects on office tenure. In each of
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)