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The Impact of Candidates’ Profile and Campaign Decisions in Electoral Results: A Data Analytics Approach

Mathematics, 2021
In recent years, a wide range of techniques has been developed to predict electoral results and to measure the influence of different factors in these results.
Camilo Campos-Valdés, Eduardo Álvarez-Miranda, Mauricio Morales Quiroga, Jordi Pereira, Félix Liberona Durán   +4 more
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Comparison of turnout in Italian parliamentary elections: a two-stage affinity propagation approach

Journal of Maps
This paper presents a methodology for temporal contextual analysis of electoral outcomes in the presence of redistricting. Affinity propagation is used to aggregate electoral districts, thus deriving spatial units comparable over electoral waves.
Daniela Ichim, Marianna Mantuano
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Themes, approaches, and methods in the geographical analysis of Czech and Slovak parliamentary elections: a systematic review

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, 2021
This article reviews the field of electoral geography in Czechia and Slovakia. It systematically analyses selected publications to identify the most and least frequently researched topics, theories, and methods.
Dominik Kevický
doaj   +1 more source

Gender quotas in single-member district electoral systems [PDF]

Politics, Groups, and Identities, 2014
Conventional knowledge on the effectiveness of gender quotas for enhancing women's political participation has, to date, been unanimous on the superiority of quotas in proportional representation (PR) systems. Yet this view overlooks the many possible alternatives to implementing gender quotas in single-member district (SMD) systems. This paper studies
Skye Christensen, Gabrielle Bardall
openaire   +3 more sources

Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Represents Senior Citizens in an Aging Society? The Role of Electoral Context in the Representation of Seniors

Journal of East Asian Studies
As many democracies face aging populations, concerns about how to serve senior citizens’ policy interests become increasingly important. Despite seniors forming a growing share of the electorate, they often receive limited legislative attention as a ...
Minkung Jung, BoMi Song, Juhyeon Jeong, Jeong Hyun Kim   +3 more
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ELECTIONS OF DEPUTIES OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KRASNOYARSK KRAI – 2016: PRELIMINARY FORECAST

Наука Красноярья, 2016
Article purpose – creation of the electoral forecast about passing political parties on proportional system in legislative assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai in September, 2016 and an assessment of prospects of re-election of the acting deputies in the one ...
Vladimir Il’ich Zlotkovskij, Sergej Aleksandrovich Celebrovskij   +1 more
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Field evidence of social influence in the expression of political preferences: the case of secessionists flags in Barcelona.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Models of social influence have explored the dynamics of social contagion, imitation, and diffusion of different types of traits, opinions, and conducts.
Antonio Parravano, José A Noguera, Paula Hermida, Jordi Tena-Sánchez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto, Ruggiero Rippo, Samuele Trestini, Elisa Giampietri, Roberta Raffaelli, Simone Cerroni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source