Class conflict and the National Party split

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C. Wright Mills and the Ending of Violence

“…The class interests of wealthy Afrikaners urged the National Party to pursue economic growth, and the party began to rid itself of those elements within the Afrikaans community (the White working class) which caused dissonance, and brought into alliance sections of business, the English-speaking community and, eventually, sections of the Black middle class (see Brewer, 1986: 34). This new class alliance caused political problems for the National Party and the state it controlled, for it weakened ethnic solidarity amongst Afrikaners and led to divisions within Afrikaner politics (see Charney, 1984, who attributes the break-away of the Afrikaner right to class conflict). It partially incorporated some sections of the minority group, such as homeland leaders, which only set up contradictions within apartheid and fuelled opposition amongst the rest.…”

Party Splits in Turkish Party System: The Case of Centre-Right Parties

“…4 However, comparative studies specifically focusing on party splits are few, although several studies provide in-depth analysis of individual cases of party splits. 5 Studies on new party formation analyze the exogenous factors that influence Kaynar et al, Cumhuriyet Dönemi Siyasi Partileri, 1923-2006Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, TBMM Albümü,1920Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu, Milletvekili Genel Seçimleri, 1923-2007 the calculations of the founders of both genuinely new and splinter parties, while works on party switching analyze the factors that influence the strategic calculations of deputies changing their party allegiance. 6 Finally, studies on the institutional and social determinants of party system fragmentation deal with the indirect impacts of these factors on party splits.…”