The elimination paradox: apportionment in the Democratic Party
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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-018-0608-3
Abstract: To award delegates in their presidential primary elections, the US Democratic Party uses Hamilton’s method of apportionment after eliminating any candidates (and their votes) that receive less than 15% of the total votes cast. We… read more here.
Keywords: democratic party; paradox; apportionment; elimination paradox ... See more keywords
Modeling ideological polarization in democratic party systems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2021.102346
Abstract: Abstract There are mounting claims that increasing ideological polarization is reshaping democratic party systems with important effects on the functioning of electoral politics, the correlates of voting choice, turnout, and even the representativeness of government.… read more here.
Keywords: system; party; party systems; democratic party ... See more keywords
From enemy to opponent: the politics of delegitimation in the Italian Christian Democratic Party (1945–1992)
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DOI: 10.1080/1354571x.2017.1267982
Abstract: Abstract This article reconstructs the dynamics of delegitimation of political opponents in the Italian Christian Democratic Party (DC), which had a relative majority and almost uninterruptedly led Italy’s governments from 1945 to 1992. The DC… read more here.
Keywords: christian democratic; democratic party; 1945 1992; party ... See more keywords
Social democratic party positions on the EU: The case of Brexit
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DOI: 10.1177/13540688231177557
Abstract: In recent years, social democratic parties have been confronted with the rise of second dimension issues. These issues often see social democratic parties facing a choice between competing portions of their own electorate. A particularly… read more here.
Keywords: party; brexit; democratic parties; democratic party ... See more keywords
Divisions in the Big Tent: Group Sentiments and Candidate Preferences within the Democratic Party
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DOI: 10.1177/1532673x221081481
Abstract: Work in political psychology has found that the two major political parties are sorted based on individual’s group attachments. This sorting has resulted in the Democratic Party’s electorate and elites being made up of members… read more here.
Keywords: democratic party; group; big tent; candidate ... See more keywords
The Liberal Democratic Party: Its adaptability and predominance in Japanese politics for 60 years
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DOI: 10.1177/2057891118783270
Abstract: This article discusses the origin and continuity of the predominance of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japanese politics since the party’s formation in 1955. The LDP experienced two crises in its history, the first… read more here.
Keywords: liberal democratic; democratic party; party; adaptability ... See more keywords