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  • The Political Economy of Polarized Pluralism

    Author(s)
    Pelizzo, Riccardo
    Babones, Salvatore
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Pelizzo, Riccardo
    Year published
    2007
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    Abstract
    The purpose of the article is to argue that polarization, in polarized pluralist party systems, reflects not simply the number and the depth of political cleavages but also changes in contextual conditions. We test whether the polarization of party systems in the French Fourth Republic, the Italian First Republic, the Spanish Republic and the Weimar Republic was influenced by changes in economic conditions. Specifically, we test whether worsening economic conditions led to higher levels of polarization. The data analysis reveals that, with the exception of the Spanish Republic, the levels of party system polarization increase ...
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    The purpose of the article is to argue that polarization, in polarized pluralist party systems, reflects not simply the number and the depth of political cleavages but also changes in contextual conditions. We test whether the polarization of party systems in the French Fourth Republic, the Italian First Republic, the Spanish Republic and the Weimar Republic was influenced by changes in economic conditions. Specifically, we test whether worsening economic conditions led to higher levels of polarization. The data analysis reveals that, with the exception of the Spanish Republic, the levels of party system polarization increase when economic conditions worsen. In the concluding section we address both the theoretical and the practical implications of our findings.
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    Journal Title
    Party Politics
    Volume
    13
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://ppq.sagepub.com/
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068806071262
    Subject
    Political Science
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/27538
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