Electoral systems in the countries created in the territory of the former Yugoslavia [PDF]
Međunarodni Problemi, 2006 The author explores the genesis and development of electoral systems in the states created in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. The paper does a comparative analysis of the most significant components and characteristics of the electoral systems in
Đukanović Dragan
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Electoral Systems in Context: Australia
, 2020 Australia is often characterized as “a democratic laboratory,” where a wide variety of electoral systems have been designed and implemented. Australia gave the world “the Australian ballot” (or secret ballot), and it is one of the few countries to ...
McAllister, Ian, Makkai, Toni
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Parliamentary representation of national minorities in Serbia and Hungary: Mechanism for effective participation of minorities, or tool for political manipulation? [PDF]
Pravni Zapisi, 2022 In multiethnic states, in which numerically large national, ethnic or linguistic minorities exist with a strong distinct identity, the principle of democracy requires that these groups have representatives in parliaments.
Korhecz Tamás
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Electoral Cycles and Turnout in Multilevel Electoral Systems
West European Politics, 2014 This article differentiates between three ways in which electoral cycles may impact on participation in elections. First, it identifies a simultaneity effect – turnout increases to the extent that elections are held on the same date. A second effect is voter fatigue – turnout declines when another election has just been held before.
Schakel, Arjan, Dandoy, Régis
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Democratic differences: electoral institutions and compliance with GATT/WTO agreements [PDF]
, 2010 A growing body of literature argues that democracies are more likely to comply with international agreements than authoritarian states. However, substantial variation exists in the compliance behaviour of democracies. How can this variation be explained?
Rickard, Stephanie +1 more
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UNDERSTANDING, TYPES AND STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF ELECTORAL SYSTEMS [PDF]
Hum, 2014 Discussion about elections and electoral systems is in fact discussion about the effects of representative bodies in democratic political systems. Understanding of that link is not possible without knowing technical details used for forming electoral ...
Gordana Iličić
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Politics and Governance, 2020 The literature on forms of particularism explores the impact of institutional variables on what is denoted, alternatively, as constituency service, pork-barrel politics, or corruption.
Simona Piattoni +1 more
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Attitudes to voting rules and electoral system preferences : evidence from the 1999 and 2003 Scottish Parliament elections [PDF]
, 2011 Researchers have paid little attention to the way citizens evaluate different electoral systems. This reflects the limited knowledge citizens are presumed to have about alternative electoral arrangements. However, the establishment of a legislature under
Ben Seyd +3 more
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Proportional Electoral Systems and Number of Parties in Parliament Evidence from Macedonia
Politics in Central Europe, 2019 What is the best electoral system to increase the number of political parties represented in Parliament? This article answers the question using data from all the elections in Macedonia since 2002, and by making simulations of the results according to ...
Daskalovski Zhidas
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Electoral Systems and Public Spending
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Roberto Perotti +2 more
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