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

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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Main Author: Guinjoan i Cesena, Marc, 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2014]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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 systematically continue presenting candidates? This book argues that political parties will take advantage of their viability in an arena to present candidacies in other arenas where they do not have chances to become viable.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 172 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1472439090
9781472439093
1317083717
9781317083719
1317083709
9781317083702

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