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Party system nationalization, party centralization and legislative de/centralization in federal democracies

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Party Politics: The International Journal for the Study of Political Parties and Political Organizations

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Abstract

Party Politics, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 197-218, March 2026.
Federal systems have centralized at a rapid pace since the second half of the twentieth century. Subnational legislatures tend to legislate less and on fewer policy matters. Legislative competencies shift to the federal legislature through constitutional ...