On laws of politics and how to establish them
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- Erik Weber (UGent)
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- Abstract
- Alfred Cuzan proposed five "laws of politics" that allegedly govern elections in democracies. Drawing from insights in the general philosophy of science and the philosophy of the social sciences, I argue that-although his empirical evidence is impressive-he failed to develop a convincing argument for calling the five theses "laws." This article discusses other examples that often are claimed to be "laws of politics" and describes the global picture supporting this analysis.
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- Sociology and Political Science, DUVERGERS LAW
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8756120
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- Weber, Erik. “On Laws of Politics and How to Establish Them.” PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS, vol. 55, no. 3, 2022, pp. 457–61, doi:10.1017/s104909652200035x.
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- Weber, E. (2022). On laws of politics and how to establish them. PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS, 55(3), 457–461. https://doi.org/10.1017/s104909652200035x
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- Weber, Erik. 2022. “On Laws of Politics and How to Establish Them.” PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS 55 (3): 457–61. https://doi.org/10.1017/s104909652200035x.
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- Weber, Erik. 2022. “On Laws of Politics and How to Establish Them.” PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS 55 (3): 457–461. doi:10.1017/s104909652200035x.
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- 1.Weber E. On laws of politics and how to establish them. PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS. 2022;55(3):457–61.
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- [1]E. Weber, “On laws of politics and how to establish them,” PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 457–461, 2022.
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