This article serves as a review on electoral institutions, specifically on how they shape the election outcomes, the dynamics of democratic politics, and the emergence of candidates. It …
R Koop, A Bittner - Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Does a candidate's pathway to parliament affect subsequent legislative roles and behavior? Party candidate nomination processes in Canada are very decentralized, with responsibility …
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has repeatedly stressed the importance of ensuring equal rights of men and women; accordingly, participating States …
M Kerby, K Blidook - Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The Canadian federal parliament is unique among Westminster parliamentary democracies due to the unusually high level of voluntary and involuntary MP turnover that occurs at each …
TR Bowen, Z Zahran - Games and Economic Behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
Most legislatures require the consent of only a simple majority to pass a proposal, so why donʼt legislative outcomes favor only a bare majority? We show that compromise can be …
S Sevi - Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Do incumbents have an electoral advantage and if so, do these advantages differ across gender? In this study, I estimate the electoral advantages enjoyed by incumbents in 10 …
J Hopkin - The politics of electoral systems, 2005 - books.google.com
Spain is a 'young'democracy, rather than a 'new'democracy. The current constitutional arrangements date from 1978, and despite suffering an interruption of a few hours during a …
Historically not only have women cabinet ministers in Western democracies been few in number, but they have generally been limited to “women's ministries” such as education …
K Stolz - Towards a regional political class?, 2013 - manchesterhive.com
Devolution has established new political institutions in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, London and the other English regions since 1997. These devolution reforms have …