Duverger's Law and the study of electoral systems

Since its first publication in 1951, Duverger's Political Parties has influenced an entire branch of political science devoted to the study of the political consequences of electoral laws. This essay examines the two propositions known as Duverger's law and Duverger's hypothesis, both...

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Main Author: BENOIT, Kenneth
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-53032024-09-21T15:39:28Z Duverger's Law and the study of electoral systems BENOIT, Kenneth Since its first publication in 1951, Duverger's Political Parties has influenced an entire branch of political science devoted to the study of the political consequences of electoral laws. This essay examines the two propositions known as Duverger's law and Duverger's hypothesis, both concerned with how electoral institutions shape party systems. First explaining the propositions and their context, the essay examines their influence on political science, and concludes by assessing where future research in the area might be best concentrated. 2006-04-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4045 info:doi/10.1057/palgrave.fp.8200092 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5303/viewcontent/Benoit_FrenchPolitics_2006_pv.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Electoral systems Duverger's Law party systems electoral studies Election Law Political Science
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building SMU Libraries
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country Singapore
Singapore
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topic Electoral systems
Duverger's Law
party systems
electoral studies
Election Law
Political Science
spellingShingle Electoral systems
Duverger's Law
party systems
electoral studies
Election Law
Political Science
BENOIT, Kenneth
Duverger's Law and the study of electoral systems
description Since its first publication in 1951, Duverger's Political Parties has influenced an entire branch of political science devoted to the study of the political consequences of electoral laws. This essay examines the two propositions known as Duverger's law and Duverger's hypothesis, both concerned with how electoral institutions shape party systems. First explaining the propositions and their context, the essay examines their influence on political science, and concludes by assessing where future research in the area might be best concentrated.
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author BENOIT, Kenneth
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title Duverger's Law and the study of electoral systems
title_short Duverger's Law and the study of electoral systems
title_full Duverger's Law and the study of electoral systems
title_fullStr Duverger's Law and the study of electoral systems
title_full_unstemmed Duverger's Law and the study of electoral systems
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2006
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4045
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/5303/viewcontent/Benoit_FrenchPolitics_2006_pv.pdf
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