Comparative Politics

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3 domain-specific abstractions whose origin domain is Comparative Politics.

• Democratic consolidation — The contested process by which democratic rules become resilient, legitimate, and routinely accepted as the only permissible framework for political competition.
• Democratic transition — A period of institutional change in which an authoritarian political regime moves toward competitive elections, expanded rights and accountable democratic rule.
• Multi-Party System — Organize electoral competition and government formation around more than two politically relevant parties capable of winning representation, influencing coalitions, or exercising governing power.