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Abstract: During the Dutch parliamentary elections of 2002, the new party 'List of Pim Fortuyn'(LPF) has won 26 seats mainly at the cost of the governing parties: next to D66, the... more
Abstract: During the Dutch parliamentary elections of 2002, the new party 'List of Pim Fortuyn'(LPF) has won 26 seats mainly at the cost of the governing parties: next to D66, the PvdA and the VVD, which both hoped to win the elections. After the election, these parties had become smaller than CDA and LPF. Why could one 'newcomer'without a well-developed party organization gain such a smashing electoral victory? We argue that who wants to understand Fortuyn's victory should study his victims, ie the 'established'main ...
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... democratic system and its actual performance, on the other hand (see Finer 1999). It is interesting to note (in passing) that James Bryce was familiar with the ideas and ... Ersson 1999). The analysis of coalition governments (see De... more
... democratic system and its actual performance, on the other hand (see Finer 1999). It is interesting to note (in passing) that James Bryce was familiar with the ideas and ... Ersson 1999). The analysis of coalition governments (see De Swaan 1973; Laver and ...
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Acknowledgments. McDonald is grateful to the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) for a resident fellowship where this work took its initial form and to the NIAS Seminar participants who expressed doubts and criticisms that led... more
Acknowledgments. McDonald is grateful to the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) for a resident fellowship where this work took its initial form and to the NIAS Seminar participants who expressed doubts and criticisms that led to improvements. Mendes is grateful to the University of Minho and the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia for financial support during her leave at Binghamton University and to Christopher J. Anderson for summer financial support at Binghamton. Ian Budge offered criticisms and suggestions that improved our thinking and presentation in several ways. We both thank for the helpful information and thoughts they supplied.
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... It is interesting to note (in passing) that James Bryce was familiar with the ideas and practices of political science in the US and ... The analysis of the working of coalition governments (see De Swaan 1973; Laver/Schofield 1990;... more
... It is interesting to note (in passing) that James Bryce was familiar with the ideas and practices of political science in the US and ... The analysis of the working of coalition governments (see De Swaan 1973; Laver/Schofield 1990; Budge/ Keman 1990) is often done in combination ...