Electoral Systems and Party Systems
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"Electoral Systems and Party Systems" is a seminal comparative politics book by Arend Lijphart that analyzes how different electoral rules shape the number, type, and behavior of political parties in democratic systems.
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic monograph
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book ⓘ comparative politics study ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
explain cross-national variation in party systems
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link electoral rules to party competition patterns ⓘ |
| analyzes | effects of electoral rules on party systems ⓘ |
| author | Arend Lijphart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compares |
majoritarian electoral systems
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mixed electoral systems ⓘ proportional representation systems ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
theory of party system formation
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theory of party system fragmentation ⓘ understanding of Duverger’s law and hypotheses ⓘ |
| examines |
relationship between electoral systems and number of parties
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relationship between electoral systems and party behavior ⓘ relationship between electoral systems and type of parties ⓘ |
| field | political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn | democratic political systems ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
disproportionality of electoral outcomes
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district magnitude ⓘ effective number of parties ⓘ electoral thresholds ⓘ party system fragmentation ⓘ party system polarization ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Maurice Duverger’s work on electoral systems ⓘ |
| influences |
design of electoral reforms
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research on electoral engineering ⓘ research on party system institutionalization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
electoral systems
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party systems ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic study of electoral systems
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seminal work in comparative politics ⓘ |
| situatedIn | literature on democratic institutions ⓘ |
| subfield | comparative politics ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
policy-makers interested in electoral design
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scholars of political science ⓘ students of comparative politics ⓘ |
| theorizes |
mechanical effects of electoral systems
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psychological effects of electoral systems ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on electoral systems
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courses on political institutions ⓘ graduate courses in comparative politics ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
cross-national comparison
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institutional analysis ⓘ quantitative analysis of electoral data ⓘ |
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