Emergence Of Factions Research Articles

Understanding party factionalism and fragmentation: The case of two Nkrumahist parties in Ghana

ABSTRACT It is widely argued that intra-party struggles for leadership and the emergence of factions within any political party are inevitable. However, it becomes problematic when cooperative factionalism within political parties turns out to be degenerative. This article sets out to illuminate some possible triggers that have contributed to the inability for Ghana's Convention People's Party (CPP) and People's National Convention (PNC) to overcome their fragmentation. The argument here is that excessive personality cults, coupled with the exploitation of warring factions within the CPP and PNC, have undermined the electoral prospects of these two Nkrumahist-inspired parties. The article notes, among other dynamics, the need for these parties to build robust party structures, tone down on excessive personalisation of party leadership, and minimise political opportunism.

Effects of Factionalism in ZANU-PF: An Appraisal, 1980–2017

Literature on the study of Zimbabwean politics tends to emphasise the role played by Robert Mugabe as chief instigator of different political trajectories in Zimbabwe. In a departure from available literature, this paper surfaces other explanations rather than to centre on the Mugabe factor. Because of democratic centralism, the factional dimension of politics within the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) is a case worthy of investigation to understand these political trajectories. With this in mind, the paper seeks to examine the nexus between different political trajectories in Zimbabwe and the emergence of factionalism in ZANU-PF.

Opinion dynamics of learning agents: does seeking consensus lead to disagreement?

We study opinion dynamics in a population of interacting adaptive agents voting on a setof issues represented by vectors. We consider agents who can classify issues into one of twocategories and can arrive at their opinions using an adaptive algorithm. Adaptation comesfrom learning and the information for the learning process comes from interacting withother neighboring agents and trying to change the internal state in order to concurwith their opinions. The change in the internal state is driven by the informationcontained in the issue and in the opinion of the other agent. We present results ina simple yet rich context where each agent uses a Boolean perceptron to statetheir opinion. If the update occurs with information asynchronously exchangedamong pairs of agents, then the typical case, if the number of issues is kept small,is the evolution into a society torn by the emergence of factions with extremeopposite beliefs. This occurs even when seeking consensus with agents with oppositeopinions. If the number of issues is large, the dynamics becomes trapped, the societydoes not evolve into factions and a distribution of moderate opinions is observed.The synchronous case is technically simpler and is studied by formulating theproblem in terms of differential equations that describe the evolution of orderparameters that measure the consensus between pairs of agents. We show that for alarge number of issues and unidirectional information flow, global consensus is afixed point; however, the approach to this consensus is glassy for large societies.

The Decline of the Hegemonic Party System in Indonesia: Golkar after the Fall of Soeharto

The fall of Soeharto in 1998 marked the end of the hegemonic party system in Indonesia. While Golkar ceased to be a hegemonic party, it not only survived but emerged as the second largest party in the 1999 elections and the largest party in the 2004 elections. Post-Soeharto Golkar differs from the Golkar of the New Order period not only in its electoral strength but also in its structure, leadership, and relations with Islamic groups and the government. Golkar has become more democratic as voting rights have been given to local representatives. While the military's influence has declined if not disappeared, the strength of bureaucrats and big businesses is increasing. While Golkar has embraced Islamic elements, it has also retained its Pancasila ideology. As the largest party in parliament, it has tremendous influence, yet supports a non-Golkar president. The most conspicuous development in post-Soeharto Golkar is the emergence of factionalism that may weaken it.

Political Change in Taiwan: The Rise of Kuomintang Factions

Research Article| May 01 1996 Political Change in Taiwan: The Rise of Kuomintang Factions Steven J. Hood Steven J. Hood Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1996) 36 (5): 468–482. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645494 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Steven J. Hood; Political Change in Taiwan: The Rise of Kuomintang Factions. Asian Survey 1 May 1996; 36 (5): 468–482. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/2645494 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAsian Survey Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1996 The Regents of the University of California Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Intra-Party Conflict in the Bihar Congress

Research Article| December 01 1966 Intra-Party Conflict in the Bihar Congress Ramashray Roy Ramashray Roy Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Far Eastern Survey (1937) 6 (12): 706–715. https://doi.org/10.2307/2642196 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Ramashray Roy; Intra-Party Conflict in the Bihar Congress. Far Eastern Survey 9 June 1937; 6 (12): 706–715. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/2642196 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAsian Survey Search This content is only available via PDF. Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.