The negative effect of state funding on electoral support of new parties in post-communist countries
Published online on September 17, 2025
Abstract
Party Politics, Ahead of Print.
Does state funding of parties lead to petrification of the party systems with very few new parties, or to competition that is more open where new parties proliferate? According to the cartel party thesis, the provision of state funding leads to the ...
Does state funding of parties lead to petrification of the party systems with very few new parties, or to competition that is more open where new parties proliferate? According to the cartel party thesis, the provision of state funding leads to the ...