Are Politics Local?: The Two Dimensions of Party Nationalization around the World

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Scott Morgenstern (University of Pittsburgh)

Are Politics Local?

The Two Dimensions of Party Nationalization around the World

Scott Morgenstern (University of Pittsburgh)

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Cambridge University Press
10 May 2018

Comparative politics; Political parties; Regional government

Are politics local? Why? Where? When? How do we measure local versus national politics? And what are the effects? This book provides answers to these questions, within an explicitly comparative framework, including both advanced and developing democracies. It does so by using a statistically-based and graphical account of party nationalization, providing methodology and data for legislative elections covering scores of parties across dozens of countries. The book divides party nationalization into two dimensions - static and dynamic - to capture different aspects of localism, both with important implications for representation. Static nationalization measures the consistency in a party's support across the country and thus shows whether parties are able to encompass local concerns into their platforms. Dynamic nationalization, in turn, measures the consistency among the districts in over-time change in electoral results, under the presumption that where districts differ in their electoral responses, local factors must drive politics. Each of the two dimensions, in sum, considers representation from the perspective of the mix of national versus local politics.

By: Scott Morgenstern (University of Pittsburgh)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9781108400343
ISBN 10: 1108400345
Pages: 311
Publication Date: 10 May 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Scott Morgenstern is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He is author of Patterns of Legislative Politics: Roll Call Voting in the United States and Latin America's Southern Cone (Cambridge, 2004) and the co-editor of Legislative Politics in Latin America, (Cambridge, 2002), Pathways to Power (2008), and Reforming Communism: Cuba in Comparative Perspective (2017). His articles have appeared in the Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Politics, Party Politics, Electoral Studies, and other journals.

Reviews for Are Politics Local?: The Two Dimensions of Party Nationalization around the World

'This book by Scott Morgenstern is an important landmark study that puts geography high on the research agenda of comparative political science. Three features make this book worthwhile reading for scholars working on the nationalization of elections and parties ... the book Are Politics Local? constitutes a benchmark that will serve as a necessary starting point for scholars who set out to further explore party nationalization.' Arjan H. Schakel, Political Science Quarterly