Using Qualitative Inquiries to Analyse the Dynamism of Factionalism

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ID12738114
AutoresRebecca Kerr (0000-0001-7002-0005, University College London, autor correspondente)
Ano2023
Volume22
Fascículo3
Páginas522-537
Data de publicação2023-06-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPolitical Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1478-9299 • E-ISSN: 1478-9302
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14789299231177283
OpenAlexW4379515213
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas41

When exploring assessments of factionalism, there is the tendency to rely on quantitative assessments based upon an institutionalised and consciously organised group. However, to rely solely on the assessment of factionalism as such undermines and dismisses much of the intra-party dialogue which facilitates, encourages or could undermine party cohesion and unity. Quantitative analysis can rely on quite static understandings of the faction; however, this research understands factionalism as dynamic and changeable dependent on a range of internal and external variables. The fluidity of the faction is demonstrated in the ways in which the faction can adopt or drop ideological positions dependent on the appetite of intra-party groups and the electorate. Its dynamism is also reflected through the different typologies of factions that exist. The dynamic forms that the faction take are exemplified through the case study analysis of the Labour Party within the UK. The Labour Party also provides an interesting analysis in understanding the wide range of external factors that factions must negotiate. This includes, but is not limited to, the changing ways in which we understand party allegiance, identity and voting patterns. Factionalism is ultimately an interpersonal event, and to accurately capture this detail, qualitative assessments are necessary

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