Essays about: "Proportional Representation Electoral Systems"

Found 5 essays containing the words Proportional Representation Electoral Systems.

1. 1. BALLOT STRUCTURE, DISTRICT MAGNITUDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STRINGENCY. A Quantitative Study of OECD Countries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Thi Thu Le; [2024-01-18]
   Keywords : ballot structure; open-list proportional representation; environmental policy; personal vote; district magnitude;

   Abstract : The role of the electoral rules, and the ballot structure more specifically, in determining environmental policy outcomes has received minimal attention in the literature. This paper contributes to this gap by analyzing the environmental policy consequences in proportional representation (PR) systems with different ballot designs. READ MORE

3. 2. Electoral gender quotas in post-communist societies: Evidence from Polish municipalities

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Ellen Wallin; [2021]
   Keywords : electoral gender quotas; local politics; discontinuity-in-differences; Poland;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the short-term effects of a legislative gender quota in candidate lists using evidence from local elections in Poland. In the context of open lists systems, quotas were introduced in 2018 in municipalities with proportional representation (over 20,000 inhabitants). READ MORE

4. 3. PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER: Electoral Systems and Threats To Democracy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Gustav Niläng; [2021]
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   Abstract : Democracies are considered to be the ideal form of government, but it needs constant attention and care. It is supposed to involve the citizens of a society and thus their participation, representation and the will of the people are important factors. READ MORE

5. 4. Do parties matter in proportional representation systems? A regression discontinuity analysis of environmental policy in Swedish municipalities

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Lilian Ivstam; Fanny Widepalm; [2020]
   Keywords : Partisan Effects; Environmental Policy; Proportional Representation Electoral Systems; Regression Discontinuity Design;

   Abstract : Proportional representation electoral systems can be considered more democratic than majoritarian systems since they better represent minority interests. We study the support for this claim by investigating whether individual parties are able to affect the outcome of a secondary policy, environmental policy. READ MORE

6. 5. Coming In From the Cold - An Institutional Perspective on the Emergence of Movimiento al Socialismo in Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Magdalena Flemström; [2008]
   Keywords : Bolivia; Institutionalism; Electoral Reform; Mixed-Member Systems; the Movimiento al Socialismo party; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This is a comparative case study over time, where I investigate the rise of the party Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) in Bolivia. Through a historical institutionalism perspective I look at the electoral system reform that was undertaken in Bolivia in 1994. READ MORE