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Did the extension of the franchise increase the Liberal vote in Victorian Britain? Evidence from the Second Reform Act [PDF]

We use evidence from the Second Reform Act, introduced in the United Kingdom in 1867, to analyze the impact on electoral outcomes of extending the vote to the unskilled urban population.
Samuel Berlinski, Torun Dewan
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Who Runs for Office? Understanding Candidate Diversity, Safety and Localism in the UK General Election 2024

The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 120-126, January/March 2025.
Abstract A record number of candidates contested parliamentary seats in the 2024 general election in the United Kingdom. This article discusses three key aspects that have garnered attention from both academics and practitioners studying the characteristics, motivations and experiences of candidates: gender representation, security concerns and local ...
Sofia Collignon, Wolfgang Rüdig
wiley   +1 more source

Electoral Reform

, 2023
openaire   +1 more source

EUPopLink Country report - United Kingdom. [PDF]

Open Res Eur
Bolt M.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Importance of the Electoral Rule: Evidence from Italy [PDF]

We employ bootstrap methods (Efron (1979)) to test the effect of an important electoral reform implemented in Italy from 1993 to 2001, that moved the system for electing the Par-liament from purely proportional to plurality rule (for 75% of the seats ...
Massimo Bordignon, Andrea Monticini
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Values in the Valence Election: Fragmentation and the 2024 General Election

The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 26-36, January/March 2025.
Abstract The 2024 general election delivered a verdict on an unpopular Conservative government, a valence election where the key motivation was to remove a government seen as failing. But this is not a full account of the voting choices of the British public.
Paula Surridge
wiley   +1 more source

Time to start a research agenda on electoral integrity within political organizations. [PDF]

Open Res Eur
Villaplana FR, Borz G, Fitzpatrick J, Lisi M, Barberà O.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Learning to Stand on its own Two Feet: The Office for Students and the Crisis in Higher Education in England

The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 206-210, January/March 2025.
Abstract In order to address an ever‐growing crisis in higher education in England, policy makers need tools capable of meeting the challenge. Yet the Office for Students has been roundly criticised for its shortcomings as a regulator for the sector, weakening the response to its plethora of problems.
Timothy J. Oliver
wiley   +1 more source

Power, interests, and maternal health care: a political economy analysis of service delivery redesign in Kenya. [PDF]

Health Policy Plan
Nzinga J, Olwanda E, Opondo K, Kimutai H, Cooper J, Arwah B, Tsofa B, Barasa E, Croke K.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

La libertad de expresión como condición para la democracia

, 2019
El artículo muestra un breve repaso por la historia eficiente de Panamá desde una perspectiva de derechos humanos, a propósito de la coyuntura electoral 2019 y la libertad de expresión como una de las instituciones necesarias para una democracia.
Benjamín Miranda, Ramón Humberto
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