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It is not by chance that Schattschneider’s (1942: 1) famous statement
‘modern democracy is unthinkable save in terms of parties’ became a
truism1. Without these political institutions, voters would lack meaningful
choices and have difficulty controlling ex ante and ex post decision-makers.
The party government model emphasizes parties’ relevance in the government process and composition (Katz 1986; Blondel and Cotta 1996). [...]
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Political elites
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Routledge