The main area of sustained populist growth in recent decades has been Western Europe,
where populist parties have not only endured longer than expected, but have increasingly …

Abstract S chakel AH and J effery C. Are regional elections really 'second-order'elections,
Regional Studies. This article critically assesses the applicability of the second-order …

The number of regional elections and what is at stake at these elections have increased
considerably over the past decades. Yet the interpretation of regional election results lags …

Federalism and decentralisation offer political parties the opportunity to tailor their policy-
seeking behaviour to different regional electorates. These electorates often possess different …

The term “sub-national legislature” encompasses a multitude of elected bodies located
outside national capitals. Scholars of political science have increasingly focused on the …

Federal systems create political competition at multiple territorial levels. While models of
vertical bargaining conceptualise federal‐subnational relations as occurring between …

This article identifies the limits and possibilities of the federal comparison for the European
Union party system. Can the literatures on parties and party systems in multi-level systems …

In many political reforms around the globe we observe a common trend that might be
characterized as 'decentralization'or 'devolution'. Through recasting constitutions, creating …

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die weit verbreitete These, dass Deutschschweizer
Kantone vor allem radikaldemokratische Merkmale aufweisen, während die lateinischen …

This article examines the widespread hypothesis that German-speaking Swiss cantons
exhibit radical-democratic characteristics, while the Latin cantons possess stronger liberal …