Maurice Duverger (1917 - 2014): the world's most cited French political scientist, who was always close to sociology

Abstract

Text summarizes Duverger irreplaceable role in the development of French and international political science in the second half of the 20th century. Particular attention is paid to his theory of political parties, party systems and semi-presidential system and reminds methodological issues related to the so-called Duverger laws.

Keywords

• Maurice Duverger
• Duverger's laws
• political science
• political parties
• party systems
• semi-presidential systems