The law of curvilinear disparities revisited: the case of the Portuguese political parties

May’s law of curvilinear disparity (1973), which argues the intermediate leadership strata in parties assume more radical political positions compared to both the party leaders and the electorate, has been tested in diverse contexts, often repeated and mainly refuted. However, of these tests of the...

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Main Author: Belchior, A. (author)
Other Authors: Freire, A. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/id/ci-pub-6826
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/14810