The nationalization of party systems: Conceptual issues and alternative district-focused measures

Electoral Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 126-135

  Kasuya, Yuko ^a   Moenius, Johannes ^b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

American party development; Linkage; Measurement; Party aggregation; Party competition; Party system nationalization

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ELECTORAL SYSTEM; NATIONAL POLITICS; NATIONALISM; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749166334     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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