On Parties, Party Systems and Democracy
Selected Writings of Peter Mair
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6235599 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jairo Nicolau (0000-0003-2570-1578, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Brazilian Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1981-3821 • E-ISSN: 1981-3821 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1981-382120160003000013 |
| OpenAlex | W2560444031 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1981-38212016000300605 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
I still have memories of the impact that caused me reading the book 'Identity, Competition and Electoral Availability: the Stabilisation of Europe Electorates', 1885-1995, by Stefano Bartolini and Peter Mair (1990), while still doing my doctorate. Today, I consider it one of the most elegant and well-made books of contemporary Political Science. And the reason is simple: the rare combination of a detailed conceptual discussion - particularly the concept of cleavage - and a dense empirical research. The authors collected data from a hundred years of electoral history of the countries of Western Europe, and through the use of an instrument, which today seems relatively simple (volatility index variations) showed that, different from what was supported by ordinary studies, there was a tendency to stability of partisan conflict in these countries, reinforcing the thesis of 'freezing' of party systems, suggested by S. Lipset and S. Rokkan
Democracy · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy · Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |