{"id":2565,"date":"2021-02-15T20:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/eacenter\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2021-02-25T20:25:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T20:25:01","slug":"robert-pekkanen-quoted-on-the-u-s-two-party-political-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/eacenter\/2021\/02\/15\/robert-pekkanen-quoted-on-the-u-s-two-party-political-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Pekkanen Quoted on the U.S. Two Party Political System"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In a January 27, 2021 article titled \u201cAmerica\u2019s Exceptional Two Party System\u201d\u00a0Robert Pekkanen<\/a>, professor of Japanese politics at the Jackson School and co-author of \u201cThe Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems<\/a>\u201c, gives his insights into the U.S. 2-party electoral system in combination with presidential-ism.<\/p>\n

The piece, which appears on page 4 of\u00a0Nihon Keizai Shimbun, one of Japan\u2019s leading daily newspapers, often called \u201cJapan\u2019s Wall Street Journal,\u201d\u00a0 includes discussion on the fragmentation of party systems in many countries, changes in political communication, and the rise of populist parties and politicians.<\/p>\n

The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems<\/a>, originally published in 2018, is now available in paperback form.<\/p>\n

Parts of this description were sourced from the UW Jackson School of International Studies main website.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a January 27, 2021 article titled \u201cAmerica\u2019s Exceptional Two Party System\u201d\u00a0Robert Pekkanen, professor of Japanese politics at the Jackson School and co-author of \u201cThe Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems\u201c, gives his insights into the U.S. 2-party electoral system in combination with presidential-ism. The piece, which appears on page 4 of\u00a0Nihon Keizai Shimbun, one of<\/p>\n

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