Party Competition and Coalitional Stability: Evidence from American Local Government
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DOI: 10.1017/s0003055420000386
Abstract: For decades, political scientists have argued that competition is a fundamental component of a responsible party system, such that when one party dominates politics, legislative coalitions destabilize and democratic accountability suffers. In this paper, I… read more here.
Keywords: american local; party; party competition; local government ... See more keywords
Duverger and the territory: explaining deviations from the two-party-competition-law
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DOI: 10.1080/17457289.2019.1658195
Abstract: According to Duverger’s Law, plurality voting systems lead to two-party competition. However, many results of national parliamentary elections deviate from this rule. In contrast to previous resear... read more here.
Keywords: duverger territory; two party; law; party competition ... See more keywords
‘Party competition and dual accountability in multi-level systems’ the independence echo: the rise of the constitutional question in Scottish election manifestos and voter behaviour
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DOI: 10.1080/17457289.2020.1727486
Abstract: ABSTRACT Since the formation of the Scottish Parliament, the idea of Scottish independence increased in salience and popularity among Scottish voters to such an extent that it now constitutes the country’s defining political cleavage. Given… read more here.
Keywords: election; election manifestos; party competition; independence ... See more keywords
Party competition and the structuring of party preferences by the left-right dimension
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DOI: 10.1177/10434631221087998
Abstract: There is a wide selection of theoretical approaches to explain preferences citizens have for political parties, among them the spatial model of party competition in which voters choose based on proximity in a policy space,… read more here.
Keywords: party; party preferences; party competition; left right ... See more keywords
Party Competition, Personal Votes, and Strategic Disloyalty in the U.S. States
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DOI: 10.1177/1065912920953210
Abstract: Legislators will sometimes vote against their party’s position on roll-call votes to differentiate themselves from the party mainstream and to accrue a “personal vote.” Research suggests that the u... read more here.
Keywords: party; personal votes; strategic disloyalty; votes strategic ... See more keywords
The informal rules of candidate selection and their impact on intra-party competition
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DOI: 10.1177/13540688231172336
Abstract: While the literature highlights the relevance of informal rules for candidate selection, empirical research has mainly focused on formal rules and procedures. This article contributes to our understanding by investigating how the informal rules employed… read more here.
Keywords: party; informal rules; party competition; candidate selection ... See more keywords
Governator vs. Hunter and Aggregator: A simulation of party competition with vote-seeking and office-seeking rules
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191649
Abstract: The policy positions parties choose are central to both attracting voters and forming coalition governments. How then should parties choose positions to best represent voters? Laver and Sergenti show that in an agent-based model with… read more here.
Keywords: office; policy; party; party competition ... See more keywords