Majoritarian and consensual democracies
The seat product connection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6315447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rein Taagepera (University of Tartu, Estonia; University of California, USA), Miroslav Nemčok (0000-0003-3556-5557, University of Helsinki, Finland; Masaryk University, Czech Republic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 393-406 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Party Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1354068819871441 |
| OpenAlex | W2970722121 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 32 |
This study connects two apparently disparate fields of inquiry in a specific quantitative way. In Lijphart’s Patterns of Democracy, the majoritarian–consensual “executives–parties” score ( L) combines five indices. Four of these largely or entirely derive from factors that Shugart and Taagepera, Votes from Seats, logically deduced from the product of two numbers: the number of seats in an average electoral district ( M) and in the first or only chamber of representative assembly ( S). Hence L connects to the purely institutional seat product MS (logged) along a simple logistic pattern. It can be predicted from [Formula: see text], with R2 = 0.59. Thus, surprisingly, the majoritarian–consensual typology largely stems from the number of seats available
Connection (principal bundle · Democracy · Econometrics · Economics · Epistemology · Geometry · Mathematical economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Product (mathematics · Simple (philosophy · Sociology · Typology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |