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Rational choice
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An approach to politics based on the assumption that individuals are rationally self-interested actors; an ‘economic’ theory of politics.
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Anti-party party
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A party that sets out to subvert traditional party politics by rejecting parliamentary compromise in emphasizing popular mobilization.
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Machine politics
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A style of politics in which party ‘bosses’ control a mass organization through patronage and the distribution of favours.
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Caucus
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A meeting of party members held to nominate election candidates, or to discuss legislative proposals in advance of formal proceedings.
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Democratic centralism
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The Leninist principle of party organization, based on a supposed balance between freedom of discussion and strict unity of action.
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Party system
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A relatively stable network of relationships between parties that is structured by their number, size, and ideological orientation.
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Threshold
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A minimum level of electoral support needed for a party to be eligible to win seats.
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Vanguardism
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The Leninist belief in the need for a party to lead and guide the proletariat towards the fulfilment of its revolutionary destiny.
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