Adapt or perish? How parties respond to party system saturation in 21 Western democracies, 1945–2011 [PDF]
This study examines whether (and how) parties adapt to party system saturation (PSS). A party system is oversaturated when a higher effective number of parties contests elections than predicted. Previous research has shown that parties are more likely to
Van de Wardt, Marc-Paul +1 more
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Minor parties and independents in times of change: Scottish local elections 1974 to 2007 [PDF]
This article explores the electoral performance of minor party and Independent candidates in Scottish local elections from 1974 to 2007. This is a period which began with a major restructuring of local government and ended with a change in the electoral ...
BROWNE, RE +7 more
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Gender and democratic politics: a comparative analysis of consolidation in Argentina and Chile [PDF]
This article highlights a number of themes useful in the gendered analysis of democratic consolidation in Latin America by means of a comparative analysis of Argentina and Chile.
Waylen, G.
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Critical election and a new party system: Italy after the 2015 regional election [PDF]
Although party system change has been widely explored, it is less so for the regional level. The article provides the first systematic attempt to discuss party system change at the regional level in Italy.
BOLGHERINI, SILVIA, Grimaldi, Selena
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Patterns of Party Switching in Multiparty Taiwan [PDF]
Patterns of party switching in Taiwan have played an important role in the development and relative stability of its party system. In this study I aim to track key patterns of how politicians switched their partisan affiliation during the critical ...
Fell, Fell, Mattlin
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When does a Party System Change? An Electoral Analysis Perspective from the Colombian Case
This article looks at the change in the Colombian party system, using an electoral analysis perspective. Using a principal component analysis, it identifies the territorial structures in the electoral behaviour of the country for the Senate elections ...
Yann BASSET
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Behavioral Game Theory Model in Pollution Control with Additional Supervision
The work is devoted to the study of the impact of external control on the strategies of pollutant discharge enterprises and government regulators in the field of environmental protection.
Qianqian Gu, Lei Hang, Shaorong Sun
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Does Novelty Necessarily Mean Change? New Political Parties within the Polish Party System
The aim of the paper is to assess new political parties in Poland and to examine the question of their perceived novelty and influence on the party system.
Kosowska-Gąstoł Beata +1 more
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Multiparty systems bring together various stakeholder parties and their representatives and offer a platform for sharing their diverse interests, knowledge and expertise in order to develop and realize joint goals.
Petru Lucian Curseu, Sandra Schruijer
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Political influence and air pollution: Evidence from Chinese cities
The influence of the political system, and official mobility on the economy, finance, and environment has been confirmed by numerous studies, political cycle may bring a critical impact on the functioning of the economic system.
Wen-Chao Shao, Li-Chen Chou
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