Downsian Competition is a theoretical framework in political economy in which competing candidates or parties converge toward the policy position of the median voter in a unidimensional policy space under the assumption of rational, utility-maximizing behavior and single-peaked preferences.
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DOWNS AND TWO-PARTY CONVERGENCE
Bernard Grofman · Annual Review of Political Science · 2004 · 388 citations · Full text
Social Sciences, Political Science, Comparative Politics +15
Political competition: theory and applications
Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 309 citations
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University of Cyprus
Nicosia, Cyprus
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4 publications
63 citations
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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3 publications
637 citations
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, United States
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4 publications
707 citations
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, United States
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3 publications
420 citations
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, United States
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London School of Economics and Political Science
London, United Kingdom
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Columbia University
New York, United States
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- American Journal of Political Science
AJPS · 4 publications · 329 citations
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- American Political Science Review
3 publications · 862 citations
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- The Journal of Politics
JP · 4 publications · 397 citations
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- Party Politics
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- Journal of Theoretical Politics
JTP · 2 publications · 87 citations
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