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Territory and Electoral Rules in Post-Communist Democracies
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- Summary
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The book extends research on the territorial structure of party systems (party nationalization) to 20 post-communist democracies. It explains party nationalisation as a consequence of ethnically or...
The book extends research on the territorial structure of party systems (party nationalization) to 20 post-communist democracies. It explains party nationalisation as a consequence of ethnically oriented politics, and shows how party nationalisation can increase our understanding of electoral systems.
Details
- Creator
- by Daniel Bochsler
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed. 2010
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (230 p.)
- ISBNs
- 128291135X, 9786612911354, 0230281427, 1349320498, 0230248276
- OCLC
- ocn690115502
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notation of Variables; Preface; 1 Introduction: Electoral Systems and Party Systems in the New European Democracies; 2 The Puzzle of Electoral Systems' Impact in Post-Communist Democracies; 3 How to Measure Party Nationalisation; 4 Explaining the Nationalisation of Party Systems in Central and Eastern Europe; 5 How Party Systems Develop in Mixed Electoral Systems; 6 Counting Votes and Places: The Joint Effect of Electoral Rules and Territory; 7 Conclusions: An Institutional Model to Predict the Number of Parties in Central and Eastern Europe
- AppendicesNotes; Bibliography; Index