This paper argues that strong center parties may lead to polarization, not moderation, and that we must reassess our … center parties and the level of party system polarization is examined with electoral data from 10 Western European countries … voters is offset by another concurrent trend which keeps the level of party system polarization constant. Two theoretical …

Polarization hallmarks contemporary Washington's political landscape. While an increasing literature examines the … result. Instead of miring presidents' preferred policies in gridlock, the model shows that ideological polarization — in …

This paper examines the impact of political and economic liberalization on regional conflict and cooperation. It …

When the difference between winning and losing elections is large, elites have incentives to use ethnicity to control …

those of existing theoretical and empirical studies of the interaction between class interest and ethnicity, with the … finding that while ethnic identification increases turnout, it does not increase the polarization of the political process. …