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The volatility of volatility: Measuring change in party vote shares (2017)
Journal Article
Casal Bertoa, F., Deegan-Krause, K., & Haughton, T. (2017). The volatility of volatility: Measuring change in party vote shares. Electoral Studies, 50, 142-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.09.007

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Volatility is a widely used term in political science, but even the most widely used measure of volatility, Pedersen's index, can mask as much as it reveals. His simple and elegant calculation has become part of the political scie... Read More about The volatility of volatility: Measuring change in party vote shares.

Parties between thresholds: State subsidies and party behaviour in post-communist democracies (2017)
Journal Article
Casal Bertoa, F., & Spirova, M. (2019). Parties between thresholds: State subsidies and party behaviour in post-communist democracies. Party Politics, 25(2), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068817710221

Much has been written about what makes political parties form, persist, change and die. One factor often brought into this discussion is the availability of resources in general and of state financing of political parties in particular. However, an e... Read More about Parties between thresholds: State subsidies and party behaviour in post-communist democracies.