Practice question · Put in order
Arrange these contributions in order of publication.
- Michels, Political Parties (1911)
- Olson, The Logic of Collective Action (1965)
- Katz and Mair on the cartel party (1995)
- Kirchheimer on the catch-all party (1966)
Hints
- The earliest predates the First World War.
- Olson and Kirchheimer are a year apart.
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- Michels, Political Parties (1911)
- Olson, The Logic of Collective Action (1965)
- Kirchheimer on the catch-all party (1966)
- Katz and Mair on the cartel party (1995)
Why
The mid-1960s pairing is worth noticing: within a year the field acquired both an account of why parties dilute their programmes and an account of why the interests that get organised are not the ones with the most members. Between them they explain a great deal of who is represented and who is not.
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