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Comparative Political Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Electoral Systems and Political Participation, Political Conflict and Governance, Social Policy and Reform Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 2,890 papers, which have received 179,267 citations.
| Publisher | SAGE |
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| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Comparative Political Studies, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Conflict and Governance Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Influence and Corporate Strategies Populism, Right-Wing Movements |
| ISSN | 0010-4140 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 3.92 |
| h-index | 196 |
| i10-index | 1,747 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Oxford |
| Journal website | www.sagepub.com |
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The qEffectiveq Number of Parties: qA Measure with Application to West Europeq Laakso, Markku;Taagepera, Rein Comparative Political Studies; Apr 1, 1979; 12, 1; Proouest pg. 3 “EFFECTIVE” NUMBER OF PARTIES A Measure with Application to West Europe MARKKU LAAKSO University of Helsinki REIN TAAGEPERA University of California, Irvine I s a large number of parties…
How is contestation on European integration structured among national political parties? Are issues arising from European integration assimilated into existing dimensions of domestic contestation? We show that there is a strong relationship between the conventional left/right dimension and party positioning on European integration. However, the most powerful source of variation in party support is the…
Observers of the European Community have criticized “intergovernmentalist” accounts for exaggerating the extent of member-state control over European integration. This article grounds these criticisms in a historical institutionalist analysis, stressing the need to study European integration as a process that unfolds over time. Losses of control result not only from the autonomous actions of supranational…
Why do some autocrats survive for decades, and others fall soon after taking power? The authors argue that when authoritarian rulers need to solicit the cooperation of outsiders or deter the threat of rebellion, they rely on political institutions. Partisan legislatures incorporate potential opposition forces, giving them a stake in the ruler's survival. By broadening…
Research on democratic party competition in the formal spatial tradition of Downs and the comparative-historical tradition of Lipset and Rokkan assumes that linkages of accountability and responsiveness between voters and political elites work through politicians’ programmatic appeals and policy achievements. This ignores, however, alternative voter-elite linkages through the personal charisma of political leaders and, more…
