• DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9248.2005.00514.x
Corpus ID: 12376724

It's Parties that Choose Electoral Systems (Or, Duverger's Laws Upside Down)

@article{Colomer2005ItsPT,
  title={It's Parties that Choose Electoral Systems (Or, Duverger's Laws Upside Down)},
  author={J. Colomer},
  journal={Political Studies},
  year={2005},
  volume={53},
  pages={1 - 21}
}

J. Colomer

Published 2005

Economics, Sociology

Political Studies

This article presents, discusses and tests the hypothesis that it is the number of parties that can explain the choice of electoral systems, rather than the other way around. Already-existing political parties tend to choose electoral systems that, rather than generate new party systems by themselves, will crystallize, consolidate or reinforce previously existing party configurations. A general model develops the argument and presents the concept of ‘behavioral-institutional equilibrium’ to… CONTINUE READING

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