Vatter, Adrian (2003). Legislative Party Fragmentation in Swiss Cantons: A Function of Cleavage Structures or Electoral Institutions? Party politics, 9(4), pp. 445-461. Sage Publications 10.1177/135406880394002
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The determinants of party fragmentation in the two dozen cantonal parliaments of Switzerland are examined. Empirically, it is shown that the number of legislative parties in the Swiss member states is on the one hand a function of the religious heterogeneity of the cantons, and on the other a function of the effective threshold. Finally, socio-structural characteristics (urbanization, population density) are linked to the number of legislative parties in Swiss cantons.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
03 Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Institute of Political Science |
UniBE Contributor: |
Vatter, Adrian |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 320 Political science |
ISSN: |
1354-0688 |
Publisher: |
Sage Publications |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Reachel Klamt |
Date Deposited: |
07 Aug 2019 11:32 |
Last Modified: |
21 Mar 2024 16:40 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1177/135406880394002 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.129534 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/129534 |
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