Marriages of Convenience : Explaining Party Mergers in Europe

While party mergers can have important implications for the development of party systems, their causes have not been studied in a large-n comparative study. Using a new data set that covers 24 European democracies in the postwar period, this study shows that parties merge to overcome electoral thres...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of Politics. - Southern Political Science Association, 1939. - 78(2016), 2, Seite 343-356
1. Verfasser: Ibenskas, Raimondas (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Journal of Politics
Schlagworte:political party merger office-seeking Central and Eastern Europe Western Europe