Party system closure and openness: Conceptualization, operationalization and validation
(2014)
Journal Article
Casal Bertoa, F., & Enyedi, Z. (2016). Party system closure and openness: Conceptualization, operationalization and validation. Party Politics, 22(3), 265-277. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068814549340
The degree of closure of the governmental arena is a central aspect of the stabilization of party systems, and yet little systematic effort has been devoted to its operationalization. The article proposes a new index, examines its reliability and val... Read More about Party system closure and openness: Conceptualization, operationalization and validation.