An Ever Closer Union? The Nationalisation of Political Parties in Switzerland, 1991-2015
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An Ever Closer Union? The Nationalisation of Political Parties in Switzerland, 1991-2015. / Bochsler, Daniel; Mueller, Sean; Bernauer, Julian.
In: Swiss Political Science Review, Vol. 22, No. 1, 4, 02.2016, p. 29-40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - An Ever Closer Union?
T2 - The Nationalisation of Political Parties in Switzerland, 1991-2015
AU - Bochsler, Daniel
AU - Mueller, Sean
AU - Bernauer, Julian
PY - 2016/2
Y1 - 2016/2
N2 - The contribution of this research note is a systematic description of levels of party nationalisation in Switzerland, using results from the elections to the Swiss National Council between 1991 and 2015. Party nationalisation is understood as the territorial homogeneity of a party's electoral performance and measured using the inverted and standardised Gini index. Our results indicate a trend towards more nationalisation in the Swiss party system over the time period covered, and distinct patterns for single parties. The SVP and the GLP have made big leaps towards stronger nationalisation, with the former closing in on the levels of the SP and the FDP, while the CVP remains a weakly nationalised party, considering its size.
AB - The contribution of this research note is a systematic description of levels of party nationalisation in Switzerland, using results from the elections to the Swiss National Council between 1991 and 2015. Party nationalisation is understood as the territorial homogeneity of a party's electoral performance and measured using the inverted and standardised Gini index. Our results indicate a trend towards more nationalisation in the Swiss party system over the time period covered, and distinct patterns for single parties. The SVP and the GLP have made big leaps towards stronger nationalisation, with the former closing in on the levels of the SP and the FDP, while the CVP remains a weakly nationalised party, considering its size.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - elections
KW - National Council
KW - party nationalisation
KW - Switzerland
U2 - 10.1111/spsr.12205
DO - 10.1111/spsr.12205
M3 - Journal article
VL - 22
SP - 29
EP - 40
JO - SPSR - Swiss Political Science Review
JF - SPSR - Swiss Political Science Review
SN - 1424-7755
IS - 1
M1 - 4
ER -
ID: 171627188