This chapter examines the way in which proportional representation by means of the single
transferable vote (PR-STV) came to be adopted as the Irish electoral system and discusses …

Why do some parties coordinate their electoral strategies as part of a pre-electoral coalition,
while others choose to compete independently at election time? Scholars have long ignored …

Kniha podává široký přehled o problematice volebních systémů. Věnuje se jak teoretickým
otázkám (klasifikace volebních systémů, historie jejich zkoumání, kvantitativní techniky …

Recent research on voting in Germany's mixed electoral system suggests that split voting
has more to do with voter confusion than sophistication, although this remains a matter of …

A defining characteristic of second-order elections is that voters base their decision on
considerations that were developed for a different policy level. Therefore, this kind of …

Mixed-member proportional election systems give voters two choices–one for a party
candidate in a first-past-the-post single-member constituency election and the other for a …

Does proportional representation imply incentives for strategic voting? This article
investigates whether adherents of the major German parties voted against their preference …

Right-wing populists have emerged and endured in democracies globally, threatening
democracy through their attacks on liberal institutions. Beyond these proximate threats …

Over the past half century, the behavior of German voters has changed profoundly. After a
long period of stability, elections have dramatically altered their character—at first rather …

The book extends research on the territorial structure of party systems (party nationalization)
to 20 post-communist democracies. It explains party nationalisation as a consequence of …