Solving the paradox of nonconvergence: Valence, position, and direction in democratic politics

被引：30

作者：

Macdonald, SE ^{[1
]}

Rabinowitz, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Dept Polit Sci, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

来源：

ELECTORAL STUDIES | 1998年 / 17卷 / 03期

关键词：

spatial model; party competition; proximity theory; directional theory; valence; convergence; nonconvergence;

D O I：

10.1016/S0261-3794(98)00032-8

中图分类号：

D0 [政治学、政治理论];

学科分类号：

0302 ; 030201 ;

摘要：

One of the paradoxes of democratic politics is that in two-party electoral systems parties do not usually converge, although standard theories of party competition suggest they will. In this article we introduce the idea that electoral competition includes valence as well as position issues. This has a striking effect on party strategy, producing party divergence under both the traditional spatial model and the directional model. In addition, the presence of valence issues implies moderation for advantaged parties in directional competition. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：281 / 300

页数：20

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