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Welfare Democracies and Party Politics: Explaining Electoral Dynamics in Times of Changing Welfare Capitalism

Determinants of dimension dominance

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Kitschelt, H; Rehm, P
January 1, 2018

In some countries, electoral competition predominantly revolves around redistributional questions (“first-dimension politics”), while in other countries, issues related to cultural matters (guns, gays, and god) or immigration play a more dominant role (“second-dimension politics”). This chapter studies the question of dimension dominance, or more precisely, under which circumstances the first dimension of political competition dominates the second dimension. The chapter presents cross-national estimates of the importance of redistributive vs. non-redistributive concerns in party competition and seeks to explain cross-national differences. It is argued that the dominance of first-dimension politics is a function of (relative) party polarization; the progressivity of welfare states; the historical strength of secular liberal parties; and clientelism, among other factors.

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9780198807971

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January 1, 2018

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61 / 88
 

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Kitschelt, H., & Rehm, P. (2018). Determinants of dimension dominance. In Welfare Democracies and Party Politics: Explaining Electoral Dynamics in Times of Changing Welfare Capitalism (pp. 61–88). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198807971.003.0003
Kitschelt, H., and P. Rehm. “Determinants of dimension dominance.” In Welfare Democracies and Party Politics: Explaining Electoral Dynamics in Times of Changing Welfare Capitalism, 61–88, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198807971.003.0003.
Kitschelt H, Rehm P. Determinants of dimension dominance. In: Welfare Democracies and Party Politics: Explaining Electoral Dynamics in Times of Changing Welfare Capitalism. 2018. p. 61–88.
Kitschelt, H., and P. Rehm. “Determinants of dimension dominance.” Welfare Democracies and Party Politics: Explaining Electoral Dynamics in Times of Changing Welfare Capitalism, 2018, pp. 61–88. Scopus, doi:10.1093/oso/9780198807971.003.0003.
Kitschelt H, Rehm P. Determinants of dimension dominance. Welfare Democracies and Party Politics: Explaining Electoral Dynamics in Times of Changing Welfare Capitalism. 2018. p. 61–88.
Journal cover image

DOI

ISBN

9780198807971

Publication Date

January 1, 2018

Start / End Page

61 / 88