Compulsory voting is known to increase electoral participation, but its second-order effects
are not well established. In this paper, I argue that vote choices are a relatively poor …

This article tests the effects of a new electoral system in Hungary that was introduced by the
governing FIDESZ party in 2011. We are especially concerned with the shape of single …

Can governments elected under mixed-member majoritarian (mmm) electoral systems use
geographically targeted spending to increase their chances of staying in office, and if so …

This article analyses the political effects of the mixed parallel electoral system in Lithuania.
According to the 'best of both worlds' logic, mixed systems could combine advantages from …

Academic literature is divided about the importance of the normative versus the partisan
background of electoral system change. While concerns regarding the former electoral …

There is widespread agreement that both tiers of a mixed-member electoral system do not
operate independently of one another and that instead they interact, producing …

This study examines the impact of parliamentary thresholds on the Indonesian political
system through the lens of the Routine Policy Implementation Model and the Strategic Policy …

In this study the authors aim to add to the understanding of whether, and if so how, a change
of electoral system affects factors such as voter turnout and the party system, and the …

It has been suggested that one of the reasons why majoritarian electoral systems are
associated with lower voter turnout in comparison to proportional electoral systems is that …

En sistemas electorales de miembros mixtos, existe una interacción entre la arena
uninominal y la plurinominal. La literatura sugiere que dicha interacción (o contaminación) …