The Non-paradox of Swing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6227256 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Gershuny (0000-0001-5011-0257, corresponding author), J I Gershuny |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-119 |
| Publication date | 1974-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1234 • E-ISSN: 1469-2112 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s000712340000939x |
| OpenAlex | W2164790816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The ‘paradox’ of swing resides in the expectation that ‘if national influences were completely paramount,. swings would not involve identical fractions of the total vote or electorate in each constituency, but a fraction proportional to the prior strength of the party that was losing ground’. The mass of the evidence is however that swings are virtually equal across constituencies. The intention here is to demonstrate that the ‘prior proportional’ expectation is a mistaken one since it leads to a logical contradiction, and therefore that the phenomenon of equal swing is not paradoxical
Contradiction · Econometrics · Economics · Epistemology · Fraction (chemistry · Keynesian economics · Mathematical economics · Phenomenon · Physics · Political science · Quantum mechanics · Swing · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |