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Unpacking LogM: Toward a More General Theory of Party System Density

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  • David Lowery
  • Simon Otjes
  • Sergiu Gherghina
  • Arjen Van Witteloostuijn
  • Gabor Peli
  • Holly Brasher

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The standard model of political party system density combines two traditions to explain why some countries have more political parties than others, one tradition that emphasizes social cleavages and another that emphasizes electoral institutions, especially district magnitude. Despite its considerable success, there are several reasons to be less than fully satisfied with the standard model. We examine two of these problems associated with the scope of strategic voting and the functional form of the specification used to test the model. In doing so, we contrast the standard interpretation with an organizational ecology model that accounts for what the standard model did so well, but also accounts for important anomalies it ignores. We reexamine some of the key analyses that have been used to test the standard model to assess the severity of its limitations and the utility of the rival organizational ecology account.

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  • David Lowery & Simon Otjes & Sergiu Gherghina & Arjen Van Witteloostuijn & Gabor Peli & Holly Brasher, 2010. "Unpacking LogM: Toward a More General Theory of Party System Density," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 54(4), pages 921-935, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:amposc:v:54:y:2010:i:4:p:921-935
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00469.x
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    1. Marc van de Wardt & Joost Berkhout & Floris Vermeulen, 2017. "Ecologies of ideologies: Explaining party entry and exit in West-European parliaments, 1945–2013," European Union Politics, , vol. 18(2), pages 239-259, June.
    2. Grigorii V Golosov, 2016. "Party system nationalisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Empirical evidence and an explanatory model," International Area Studies Review, Center for International Area Studies, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, vol. 19(3), pages 231-248, September.
    3. Min Liu & Arjen Witteloostuijn, 2020. "Emergence of entrepreneurial populations: a feature dimensionality approach," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 54(4), pages 971-989, April.

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