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law of curvilinear disparity: a standalone construct

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Party politics

the claim that party activists hold more extreme views than both party leaders and ordinary voters.

In party politics, law of curvilinear disparity refers to the claim that party activists hold more extreme views than both party leaders and ordinary voters. This meaning comes from May (1973) in Political Studies.[1]

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  1. May, J. D. (1973). Opinion Structure of Political Parties: The Special Law of Curvilinear Disparity. Political Studies, 21(2), 135-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.1973.tb01423.x

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