Publication

14 Oct 2004

This paper examines electoral coordination and competition in plural societies. It provides a theoretical explanation by incorporating identity politics into a game-theoretical model of candidate entry and electoral competition. The author finds that the demographic composition of a polity has an effect on the number of candidates that can be supported in electoral equilibria under plurality and majority runoff electoral rules.

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Author Eric Dickson
Series Leitner Program Working Papers
Issue 20
Publisher Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy
Copyright © 2004 Leitner Program
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