Introduction: Electoral systems and party systems in the new European democracies -- The puzzle of electoral systems' impact in post-communist democracies -- How to measure party nationalisation -- Explaining the nationalisation of party systems in Central and Eastern Europe -- How party systems develop in mixed electoral systems -- Counting votes and places : the joint effect of electoral rules and territory -- Conclusion: An institutional model to predict the number of parties in Central and Eastern Europe
Summary
"The book extends research on the territorial structure of party systems (party nationalisation) to 20 post-communist democracies. It explains party nationalisation as a consequence of ethnically oriented politics, and shows how party nationalisation can increase our understanding of electoral systems"-- Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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