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Dalton polarization index: a standalone construct

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Political methodology

a measure of party system polarization that weights each party's distance from the mean left-right position by its vote share.

In political methodology, Dalton polarization index refers to a measure of party system polarization that weights each party's distance from the mean left-right position by its vote share. This meaning comes from Dalton (2008) in Comparative Political Studies.[1]

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References

  1. Dalton, R. J. (2008). The Quantity and the Quality of Party Systems: Party System Polarization, Its Measurement, and Its Consequences. Comparative Political Studies, 41(7), 899-920. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414008315860

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