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The Social Bases of Political Parties: A New Measure and Survey

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article proposes a measure of the social structuration of political parties. The measure has some distinctive virtues. It assesses the social bases of partisanship from the standpoint of the political party, and it provides a simple and transparent method for assessing the relative weight of social-structural and behavioral factors for party composition. We illustrate the power of this measure through a comparison of political parties in 30 European countries since 1975.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/fyzn-tf35

Authors: Attewell, David, Hooghe, Liesbet, Rovny, Jan, Steenbergen, Marco, Marks, Gary

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4414810209

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