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A Mathematical Model for Political Bipolarization
Author(s) -
MEUR G.,
GASSNER M.,
HUBAUT X.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1985.tb00136.x
Subject(s) - politics , representation (politics) , cleavage (geology) , equity (law) , positive economics , social psychology , economics , psychology , political science , law , geotechnical engineering , fracture (geology) , engineering
The problem of fair representation is studied in the case of cleavage according to one or two criteria. In the latter case we show that with minimal requirements of equity, a solution exists only if the two criteria are binary. This might explain an observed tendency to political bipolarization.