Beyond Polarics

No verifiable evidence was found that Rein Taagepera published a book titled Beyond Polarics. Comprehensive library catalogs, academic databases, and bibliographies of his work list his major books as Seats and Votes (1989), Predicting Party Sizes (2007), and Making Social Sciences More Scientific (2008), among others. A search of his full publication record returned no volume with this title. The title may be misremembered or conflated with another work.

Taagepera's documented major works include Seats and Votes: The Effects and Determinants of Electoral Systems (1989, with Matthew Shugart), which established district magnitude as the key variable in vote-seat relationships. Predicting Party Sizes: The Logic of Simple Electoral Systems (2007) extended this into a quantitative framework linking assembly size and district magnitude to party system characteristics. Making Social Sciences More Scientific: The Need for Predictive Models (2008) presented his broader methodological critique of regression-based social science.

It is possible the title is a distorted recollection of one of Taagepera's actual works. Predicting Party Sizes (2007) deals with how electoral systems structure party competition, which could loosely be associated with themes of polarization. Making Social Sciences More Scientific (2008) addresses methodological divisions in social science. Neither title, however, contains the word 'polarics' or any close variant. Without further clarification of the source or context, no accurate identification can be made.