Tag
Party Systems
Entries tagged party systems.
2 entries
Mental model
Cleavage Theory
Party systems are frozen fossils of old social conflicts: the divisions that split a society when mass democracy arrived became the party families that outlived the conflicts themselves.
10 min
Mental modelDuverger's Law
Winner-take-all elections in single-member districts push a polity toward two parties; proportional representation lets many parties survive.
8 min