Effective Number of Parties: Quantifying Political Competition in Diverse Democracies

1: Effective number of parties - Understand its definition and role in political systems.

2: Electoral threshold - Explore how thresholds limit or expand party numbers.

3: Single non-transferable vote - Analyze its impact on party competition.

4: D'Hondt method - Learn how this method affects party representation.

5: Sainte-Laguë method - Study another proportional system and its effects.

6: Largest remainder method - Review how it influences election outcomes.

7: How Democratic Is the American Constitution? - Examine its impact on party systems.

8: Arend Lijphart - Discover his contributions to party systems and consociationalism.

9: Consociationalism - Investigate this approach to managing diverse societies.

10: Gallagher index - Analyze this metric of electoral disproportionality.

11: Plural society - Understand how societal diversity affects party representation.

12: Diversity index - Study the role of diversity in political plurality.

13: Pacification of 1917 - Learn its historical relevance to party systems.

14: Matthew Søberg Shugart - Explore his work on party effectiveness and electoral systems.

15: Electoral system - Review different systems and their impact on party competition.

16: Apparentment - Understand this alliance strategy in elections.

17: Party-list representation in the Philippines - Study the outcomes of this representation model.

18: Loosemore–Hanby index - Explore its role in measuring electoral disproportionality.

19: Apportionment in the Hellenic Parliament - Analyze how seat allocation impacts party numbers.

20: Grigorii Golosov - Review his work on electoral laws and party systems.

21: 2005 Devon County Council election - Examine a case study in party system theory.

Whether you’re a scholar or an enthusiast, this book provides deep insights into political systems, making it a crucial resource for anyone interested in the study of party dynamics and electoral processes.