Political scientist, comparativist. Prof. at Penn State.
Co-PI on INSTAPARTY: Party Instability in Parliaments
(Norwegian Research Council)
https://instapartyproject.com
sonagolder.com
Sona Golder
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An electoral pact might not be the answer but it would be very interesting to watch... Nice discussion drawing on work by @drjennings.bsky.social and @robfordmancs.bsky.social.
I am looking forward to the analyses that my American politics colleagues will be able to write about strategic candidate entry, incumbency advantage, candidate quality, etc. using this case... www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...
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👉 Does switching pay off? The impact of parliamentary party instability on individual electoral performance
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As a junior govt partner, Komeito had to navigate challenging policy differences with the LDP (Sukeui Sohn JEAS 2024), though @adampliff.bsky.social & Ko Maeda show that the parties had strong electoral incentives to cooperate (Liff & Maeda JJPS 2019) (2/3)
We find all types of party switchers less likely to run again vs non-switchers. If seeking reelection, switching is bad for all (newly independent, splits, etc.) except defectors to other parties who can benefit from high list positions w/ new party even if their personal popularity drops. See 👇
