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Famous but Misunderstood

Three Essays on Maurice Duverger’s Political Science


162 pages | 1 halftone, 2 tables | 4.92 x 8.07 | © 2026

History: History of Ideas

Political Science: Comparative Politics, Political and Social Theory


Table of Contents

Introduction
Part One – Duverger’s so-called “sociological laws”: Their gradual formulation and their methodological aspects
Part Two – Competitive party systems: Where do Duverger and Sartori diverge?
Part Three – From the typology of party systems to the typology of democracies: Duverger, Sartori and Lijphart
Summary
References
Index of Names

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