This study investigates whether and how experiences of winning and losing at the ballot box
shape voters' views about the integrity of the electoral process in Germany's mixed-member …

The growing fragmentation of party systems confronts mixed-member proportional electoral
systems with a trilemma. Combining the goals of proportionality and of a guaranteed …

Electoral systems fulfill different functions. Typically, they cannot meet all demands at the
same time, so that the evaluation of specific electoral systems depends on subjective …

Political scientists have extensively studied the formation, management, or performance of
minority governments. However, we still do not know much about citizens' perspectives on …

In repräsentativen Demokratien überträgt der demos die ihm eigene Macht weitgehend
durch Wahlen an Parlamente und/oder Regierungen. Wahlen können damit als die zentra …

Mixed electoral systems combine assigning seats partially with proportional representation
(PR) in multiple-member districts (MMD) and partially with a majoritarian system in single …

Dem offenen Bekenntnis der allermeisten Bürgerinnen und Bürger in liberalen Demokratien
zur Demokratieidee stehen irritierende Befunde entgegen, die die Resilienz der …

Although strategic voting is common in the first tier of the German electoral system, large-
scale campaigns designed to foster strategic voting have rarely been observed in Germany …

Die vorliegende Arbeit nimmt die große empirische Vielfalt in der Gestaltung von
Stimmzetteln zum Anlass, um sich mit Frage zu beschäftigen, welche Stimmzettelmerkmale …

In an MMP election (Mixed Member Proportional) of a legislature, a QP-ballot supports party
Q in a single-seat constituency and a list of candidates from P. With ꙍ (j) constituency seats …