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Punctuated Equilibrium Theory and Comparative Political Institutions
Thu, September 15, 8:00 to 9:30am, TBASession Submission Type: Full Paper Panel
Session Description
Punctuated Equilibrium Theory predicts that policymaking will follow a pattern of long periods of stasis followed by brief moments of rapid change. Systems with more resistance to change will produce a more punctuated distribution of change. The papers on this panel examine how political institutions, such as democracy, representational systems and polarization, can impact dynamism and stasis in a political system, and the their effect on policy outcomes.
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Individual Presentations
Punctuated Equilibrium Theory Friction Models and Policy Failure - E.J. Fagan, University of Illinois at Chicago; Bryan D. Jones, University of Texas, Austin
Punctuated Equilibrium Dynamics During Crisis - Saahir Shafi, Penn State University - Harrisburg; Daniel J Mallinson, Penn State, Harrisburg
Measuring the Stasis: Punctuated Equilibrium Theory and Partisan Polarization - Clare Brock, Texas Woman's University; Daniel J Mallinson, Penn State, Harrisburg
Punctuated Equilibrium in China: Text Reuse Methods to Measuring Policy Change - Annemieke van den Dool, Duke Kunshan University; Erik Mattias van den Dool Enebjörk