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Electoral volatility and the dynamics of electoral reform
West European Politics, 2016 AbstractRecent elections in Europe have shown that a context of increasing citizen distrust towards democratic institutions may lead to very high levels of electoral volatility and to the emergence of new parties. On the other hand, institutional reforms are sometimes presented as a solution to citizens’ discontent with political institutions. Focusing
Nunez Lopez, Lidia +2 more
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Reconceptualising Electoral Reform [PDF]
West European Politics, 2011 This article delineates the three waves of development in the study of electoral reform: the systematic description and consequences of electoral systems; the analysis of major reform and its political consequences; and a more comprehensive approach to the study of electoral reform. It seeks to achieve two goals.
Leyenaar, M.H., Hazan, R.Y.
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RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2009 In the given article are analyzed pluses and minuses of different electoral systems, their applicability to the Russian conditions, considering the reforms of the electoral legislation of Russia.
E O Lisyanskaya
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Crackpot or Genius? Canada Steps onto the World Stage as a Democratic Innovator
Journal of Deliberative Democracy, 2008 Concluding remarks by J.H. Snider, a Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government and President of iSolon.org, delivered to Harvard University Canada Program’s Conference on Comparing the Democratic Deficit in Canada and the United States: Defining ...
J. H. Snider
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Is the Future of Electoral Reform Local? [PDF]
The Political Quarterly, 2014 AbstractThe Electoral Reform Society has recently published two reports putting the case for electoral reform in local government. These suggest acceptance, in the wake of defeat in the 2011 Alternative Vote referendum, that the group's ultimate goal of change to the Westminster electoral system is unlikely to be fulfilled soon and that a more gradual ...
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International Studies JournalResearch Problem: Electoral processes in Nigeria have been persistently marked by political tension and episodic violence, undermining democratic stability and public confidence.
IMRAN KAMILU MEDELA +2 more
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International Journal of Disability and Social JusticeEfforts to enhance the political participation of persons with disabilities have gained momentum in Nigeria, leading to significant legal and policy reforms intended to make elections more inclusive. Yet, the extent to which these reforms have translated
Afeez Kolawole Shittu +1 more
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On electoral engineering in Slovakia since 1989 [PDF]
Annales Scientia Politica, 2018 The paper analyses the politics of electoral reform since 1989 in Slovakia as it follows the earlier paper of Michal Drengubiak of 2017 in order to advance some of its conclusions.
Jakub Charvát
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Defense against small parties: electoral reforms and their impact on Tunisia's electoral system since the Arab Spring. [PDF]
Z Vgl Polit, 2022 Ali H.
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Fiat JustisiaThe election of the President and Vice President serves as a fundamental pillar of democracy and a crucial moment in the democratic process in Indonesia. However, in recent decades, the hegemony of oligarchs has posed a significant threat to the fairness
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