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legislative party switching: a standalone construct

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Legislative studies

the movement of sitting legislators from one party to another during a term, driven by ambition, resources and ideology.

In legislative studies, legislative party switching refers to the movement of sitting legislators from one party to another during a term, driven by ambition, resources and ideology. This meaning comes from Desposato (2005) in American Journal of Political Science.[1]

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References

Desposato, S. W. (2005). Parties for Rent? Ambition, Ideology, and Party Switching in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies. American Journal of Political Science, 50(1), 62-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00170.x

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