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Problems of categorizing and explaining party systems in Africa [PDF]

, 2007
Starting from controversial findings about the relationship between party systems and the prospects of democratic consolidation, this article argues that problems can only be properly addressed on the basis of a differentiated typology of party systems ...
Basedau, Matthias, Erdmann, Gero
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Durable goods monopoly with stochastic costs [PDF]

, 2017
I study the problem of a durable goods monopolist who lacks commitment power and whose marginal cost of production varies stochastically over time.
Ortner, Juan
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CARTELIZATION AS EQUILIBRIUM? EVIDENCE FROM ROMANIA [PDF]

Challenges of the Knowledge Society, 2011
This paper discusses the development of the Romanian party system in view of the cartel party thesis proposed by Richard Katz and Peter Mair. The paper is divided into three sections. In the first section I offer a brief review of the cartel party thesis
SILVIU-DAN MATEESCU
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Crosstown traffic: the evolution of the Roman political system (1993–2023)

Frontiers in Political Science
IntroductionThis article examines three decades of electoral behaviour in Rome (1993–2023) across four arenas: munimobilisationnal, national (Chamber of Deputies), and European elections.
Roberto De Rosa
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La partecipazione elettorale in Italia

Quaderni di Sociologia, 2012
The aim of the paper is to analyze electoral participation in Italy against the decline in turnout in elections during the Second Republic. Each election yields a variable proportion of citizens not taking part in the vote.
Maurizio Cerruto
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Reformas eleitorais na América Latina: grandes expectativas, poucos casos, resultados perversos Electoral reforms in Latin America: great expectations, few cases, perverse outcomes

Sociologias, 2012
Este texto pretende realizar um balanço de reformas eleitorais nas regras para a escolha de cadeiras legislativas na América Latina a partir da terceira onda da democracia.
André Marenco
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Electoral instability in Iceland 1931-95: The impact of aggregate electoral volatility and block volatility on the Icelandic party system [PDF]

Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, 2005
This article examines electoral volatility in Iceland. The impact of aggregate and block volatility on the cleavage structure of the Icelandic party system is studied and compared with the situation applying to a group of west European democracies.
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The Institutionalisation of the Romanian Party System

Sfera Politicii, 2012
This paper explores the level of institutionalisation achieved by the Romanian political system since transitioning to democracy. Following through the key components of an institutionalised party system, the inquiry looks at the stability of interparty ...
Clara Volintiru
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Sedimentations and emerging cleavages. A social spatial analysis of Rome’s voting patterns during the Second Republic

Frontiers in Political Science
This study examines the evolution of electoral behavior in Rome during the Second Republic (1993–2024), analyzing the relationship between urban morphology, socio-graphic structures, and political allegiance.
Nicola D’Amelio, Claudia Mariotti
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Economic voting and electoral volatility in Turkish provinces [PDF]

Two groups of questions were addressed in this paper: (1) Is voter punishment of the incumbent the primary factor in electoral volatility? Are there any other types of vote swings that underlie volatility?
Hazama, Yasushi
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