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Populist rule is bad for democracy, yet in country after country, populists are being voted into
office. Populism and Patronage shows that the populists such as Indira Gandhi and …

When facing small numbers of observations or rare events, political scientists often
encounter separation, in which explanatory variables perfectly predict binary events or …

Federalism is widely lauded for its ability to manage deep social divisions and promote
efficient policy in democratic systems, but it has been criticized for its impact on party system …

Democratization from Above seeks to explain why some national and state governments in
the developing world introduce reforms to make local governance more democratic while …

Political scandals often trigger responses from voters and the implicated politicians. In this
article, we extend the analysis to politicians who are only indirectly affected by a scandal …

Legislative candidates and elected legislators can and sometimes do change official party
affiliation—that is, switch. 1 Whereas legislative party switching is rare in some contexts (eg …

The phenomenon of legislative party switching has attracted considerable attention among
scholars. Studies show that parties are likely to experience defections if they are unable to …

How do electoral rules affect the occurrence of legislative party switching? Existing research
addressing this question is limited and does not reach a consistent conclusion. This article …

What keeps politicians together in a political party? Shared ideologies and policy goals go
far towards answering that question in established democracies, but in Africa political parties …