The Illusion of Electoral Stability: From Party System Erosion to Right-Wing Populism in Brazil

Although comparative research has relied heavily on electoral volatility as a proxy for party system institutionalisation (PSI), this measure cannot account for the patterns of interparty interactions that are key to determine the degree of party system stability. I develop a new measure – the party...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: André Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Politics in Latin America
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1866802X211005164