Do We Need Taagepera's Quantitatively Predictive Logical Models in Political Science? Evidence from Polish Local Elections

• Published in: Representation (McDougall Trust) Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 329 - 345
• Main Author: Michalak, Bartłomiej
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2023; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: district magnitude; Electoral systems; Local elections; Logic; number of parties; Polish local elections; Political science; Predictions; Quantitative analysis; quantitatively predictive logical models

Rein Taagepera, considerably assisted by Matthew S. Shugart, is an author and advocate of one of the most interesting methodological approaches in recent years; and this applies not only to political science but also - more broadly - to social sciences based on quantitatively predictive logical mode...