Despite the importance of politicians, empirical work rarely examines who decides to enter
politics and why. This survey presents conceptual issues in measuring political entry; …

People in political decision-making across the globe tend to be much older than the average
voter. As such, parliaments and cabinets are unrepresentative of the larger population. This …

This article offers an innovative way of understanding gender balance in parliaments.
Motivated by research documenting how newcomers are disadvantaged during their first …

Abstract The US House of Representatives has one of the oldest pools of politicians in the
world today: the average member of the House is 58 years at the time of their election, which …

Young people are under-represented in formal politics. While this may be a mere projection
of their lack among voters and party members, the article investigates whether being young …

How can we motivate good politicians—those that will carry out policy that is responsive
to<? pag\hbox {?> citizens<? pag}?>'preferences—to enter politics? In a field experiment in …

Candidate selection is one of the most relevant tasks of parties and has important
consequences for various aspects of political representation. While previous research has …

In list proportional representation (PR) systems, parties shape political selection. We
propose a theory of party list choice and elections in list PR systems. Our results describe …

How do politicians attribute responsibility for good and poor policy outcomes across multiple
stakeholders in a policy field where they themselves can affect service provision? Such …

How do parties motivate candidates to exert effort in closed-list elections, where seat
outcomes are uncertain only for candidates in marginal list positions? We argue that parties …