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The rejection of AV is the fifth occasion in the last 100 years that a proposal to replace FPTP has failed. This history of failure to secure electoral reform hinges on the ever-changing political calculus between Labour and the Liberal Democrats [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Throughout the AV referendum campaign, there was general agreement that it was a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity for electoral reform in Britain. But, does greater impetus for electoral reform happen only once in a generation?
Wilks-Heeg, Stuart
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What does it take to get elected in a post-communist democracy? Explaining the success and failure of parliamentary candidates in Estonia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The literature on post-communist democracies has traditionally suggested that organisational strength is considerably less important for electoral success than extensive media-based campaigns.
Trumm, Siim
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Hungary Is Campaigning: Main Issues of the New Electoral Campaign Legislation

open access: yesZeszyty Naukowe Towarzystwa Doktorantów Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. Nauki Społeczne, 2017
A number of recent amendments explain the actuality of the topic, since on 26th November 2012 the National Assembly adopted Act XXXVI of 2013 on Electoral Procedure (hereinafter: Electoral Procedure Act), which introduced radical changes in the electoral campaign legislation in Hungary.
openaire   +3 more sources

Campania electorală în teritoriu: aspecte empirice ale marketingului politic (Local electoral strategies: the empirical matters of the political marketing) [PDF]

open access: yesPolis: Revista de Stiinte Politice, 2015
The study below aims to put together the main electoral strategies and instruments for the local campaigns. Basically, this is a theoretical illustration of the steps that should be made in different constituencies in the electoral process and it can be ...
Silvia ROTARU
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The relative electoral impact of central party co-ordination and size of party membership at constituency level [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Over the past decade, clear evidence has been produced showing that effective constituency campaigning in British general elections can lead to better electoral performance.
Crotty   +16 more
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Electoral Campaigns as Dynamic Contests

open access: yesJournal of the European Economic Association
Abstract We develop a model of electoral campaigns in which two office-motivated candidates allocate their budgets over time to affect their odds of winning. We measure the candidates’ evolving odds of winning using a state variable that tends to decay over time, and we refer to it as the candidates’ “relative popularity.” In our ...
Avidit Acharya   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

May 1939 „Electoral Campaign”: Mechanisms, Procedures and Electoral Behaviour

open access: yesSfera Politicii, 2012
The elections from 1st – 2nd of June 1939, during the authoritarian monarchy, 1938-1940, emphasised habits, methods and electoral mechanisms specific to any authoritarian regimes. The Maire was the one organising the elections, mainly because he was also
Florin Grecu
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Protecting the Viability of the Small Donor in Modern Elections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Campaign finance reform stands as one of the most important issues in today’s modern elections. From national to municipal contests, the influx of large donations places wealthy individuals—and interests—at odds with the average voter.
Miller, Ben
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Policy Platforms, Campaign Spending and Voter Participation [PDF]

open access: yes
We model electoral competition between two parties in a winner-take-all election. Parties choose strategically first their platforms and then their campaign spending under aggregate uncertainty about voters' preferences.
Cesar Martinelli   +2 more
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