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Party System Responsiveness

Party System Responsiveness is a political science construct that denotes the degree to which a party system adapts its policy offers and strategic behavior in reaction to shifts in the electorate’s preferences, institutional contexts, or socio-political environments, thereby distinguishing it from static or institutionalized party configurations.

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133

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91

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2017–2026

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Publications

81

An Integrated Theory of Party Goals and Party Change

Robert Harmel, Kenneth Janda · Journal of Theoretical Politics · 1994 · 958 citations

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Are Niche Parties Fundamentally Different from Mainstream Parties? The Causes and the Electoral Consequences of Western European Parties' Policy Shifts, 1976–1998

James Adams, Michael Clark, Lawrence Ezrow et al. · American Journal of Political Science · 2006 · 701 citations · Full text

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If you can't Beat them, Join them? Explaining Social Democratic Responses to the Challenge from the Populist Radical Right in Western Europe

Tim Bale, Christoffer Green‐Pedersen, André Krouwel et al. · Political Studies · 2009 · 583 citations · Full text

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When dimensions collide: The electoral success of issue entrepreneurs

Catherine E. De Vries, Sara B. Hobolt · European Union Politics · 2012 · 449 citations

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POLITICAL PARTIES AND DEMOCRACY

Susan C. Stokes · Annual Review of Political Science · 1999 · 330 citations

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Authors

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  1. EL
    Eduardo Lora

    Inter-American Development Bank, United States

    3 publications · 67 citations

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  2. JS
    Jae‐Jae Spoon

    University of North Texas, United States

    3 publications · 384 citations

    3

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  3. MO
    Mauricio Olivera

    Inter-American Development Bank, United States

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

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  4. TK
    Tarunabh Khaitan

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  5. SB
    Sara B. Hobolt

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 547 citations

    2

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Institutions

91

  1. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    707 citations

  2. European University Institute

    Florence, Italy

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    272 citations

  3. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    945 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    141 citations

  6. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    148 citations

  7. Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli

    Rome, Italy

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    103 citations

  8. University of Twente

    Enschede, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    89 citations

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Venues

  1. West European Politics

    WEP · 8 publications · 430 citations

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  2. Party Politics

    8 publications · 335 citations

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 4 publications · 73 citations

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  4. Government and Opposition

    4 publications · 90 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 93 citations

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