Parties, elections and electoral contests : competition and contamination effects /

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According to the Duvergerian theories, in the long run, only viable parties are expected to stand for elections. Non-viable parties should join a pre-electoral coalition with another party or withdraw from competition entirely. Why then do non-viable political parties throughout the world systematic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Guinjoan i Cesena, Marc, 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2014]
Subjects:
Political parties.
Opposition (Political science)
Politics, Practical.
Political culture.
Opposition (Science politique)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Political culture
Political parties
Politics, Practical
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures ; List of Tables; About the Author; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Duvergerian Gravity and the Emergence of Contamination Effects; 3 Contamination Effects: The Institutional and Sociological Incentives to Compete; 4 Contamination Effects: The Organisational Incentives to Compete; 5 Qualitative Empirical Analysis: The Organisational Incentives to Compete; 6 Quantitative Empirical Analysis: The Institutional and Sociological Determinants to Compete; 7 Conclusions; Appendix; References; Index.

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