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Defining and measuring niche parties
2011
Party Politics
Various scholars have recently argued that niche parties are to be distinguished from mainstream parties, in particular because the two party types differ in their programmes, behaviour and strategies. However, there has so far been no attempt to provide a concise, measureable definition of the niche party concept. This paper argues that niche parties are best defined as parties that compete primarily on a small number of non-economic issues. The occurrence of niche parties is then
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