Focusing on internal party cohesion and the levels of coercion that exist within a regime, and drawing on interviews and archival data related to political party development, this project has found that fractious parties often resort to violence in order to strengthen their hold on power, yet internally cohesive parties survive longer, whether in power or not. The ability of a party to reach consensus over internal governing structures and practices also contributes to party longevity.
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Eli Feiman, of Brown University, was a 2010-11 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) [9] fellow.
Publication Date:
September 19, 2011
