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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0243 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Robert A. Dahl · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Dahl (1915–2014), Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale, established the pluralist theory of democracy and introduced 'polyarchy' as a descriptor of actual democratic governance.”

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