Party System Transition

Party System Transition is a theoretical construct in comparative politics that denotes a fundamental and structural shift in the configuration, composition, or institutionalization of political parties within a political system, distinguishing it from mere electoral fluctuations by involving durable changes in party alignments, competitive dynamics, or system boundaries.

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15.2K

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328

Authors

157

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2017–2026

Parents

Party System Development

Publications

288

Formation of Party Cleavages in Post-Communist Democracies

Herbert Kitschelt · Party Politics · 1995 · 632 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology +17

Cinderella and her ugly sisters: the mainstream and extreme right in Europe's bipolarising party systems

Tim Bale · West European Politics · 2003 · 509 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Political Science, Comparative Politics +14

Transforming labor-based parties in Latin America: Argentine Peronism in comparative perspective

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 472 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Sociology +13

Persistence and Change in Western Party Systems since 1945

Richard Rose, Derek W. Urwin · Political Studies · 1970 · 361 citations

Social Sciences, History, Political Science +12

The Breakdown of the Spanish Two-Party System: The Upsurge of Podemos and Ciudadanos in the 2015 General Election

Lluís Orriols, Guillermo Cordero · South European Society & Politics · 2016 · 345 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Political Science, Spanish +14

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Authors

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John Ishiyama
University of North Texas, United States
5 publications · 383 citations
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Roberto D’Alimonte
University of Florence, Italy
3 publications · 275 citations
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PJ
Paige Johnson Tan
University of North Carolina Wilmington, United States
3 publications · 121 citations
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Sidney Tarrow
Cornell University, United States
3 publications · 88 citations
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Attila Ágh
Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
3 publications · 56 citations
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157

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West European Politics
WEP · 24 publications · 1.9K citations
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Party Politics
18 publications · 1.8K citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 12 publications · 1.2K citations
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South European Society & Politics
9 publications · 680 citations
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Government and Opposition
8 publications · 286 citations
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