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Dealignment, volatility, and electoral geography

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Fundamental changes are taking place in democratic political systems…stable party alignments are fragmenting, and the traditional sociopsychological bonds between voters and parties are weakening…Dalton, Beck, and Flanagan (1984: 5)

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Johnston, R.J. Dealignment, volatility, and electoral geography. Studies in Comparative International Development 22, 3–25 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02687142

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