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This Book Challenges The Approach Of Relying On Election Outcomes To Analyse Party Systems, Contending That Changes Can Be Also Identified And Documented Beyond The Scope Of Parliamentary Elections Through Legislative Party Switching. Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures -- List Of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Main Arguments -- Map Of The Book -- Cases Selection -- Legislative Party Switching Database And Research Procedure -- Terminology -- Part 1 Party Switching. A Short Introduction -- 1 Puzzles Of Party Switching -- 1.1 Definitions Of Party Switching -- 1.1.1 A Broad Understanding Of Party Switching -- 1.1.2 A Narrow Understanding Of Party Switching -- 1.2 Political Reaffiliation And (legislative) Party Switching -- 1.3 Conceptualising Party Switching -- 1.3.1 Party Switching: Behaviour Or A Consequence Of Behaviour? -- 1.3.2 Party Switching And Concept Of Parliamentary Volatility -- 1.3.3 Party Switching Vs. The Unity And Cohesion Of The Party -- 1.4 Measurement Of Party Switching And Parliamentary Volatility -- 2 Determinants Of Party Switching -- 2.1 Individual Determinants -- 2.1.1 Motivation -- 2.1.2 Reputation And Affective Polarisation