Essays about: "ballot structure"

Found 3 essays containing the words ballot structure.

  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. How do ballot structures and electoral systems influence citizens' satisfaction with democracy in western democracies? : A comparative quantitative study that examines the relationship between electoral systems, ballot structures and satisfaction with democracy in western democracies.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Johan Josefsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Comparative research; Satisfaction with democracy; electoral system; ballot structure; Comparative studies of electoral systems.;

    Abstract : The effect that different electoral systems have on political participation is a widely discussed and researched topic in social sciences. However, this thesis has examined the relationship between western countries' ballot structures and electoral systems and satisfaction with democracy. READ MORE

  4. 3. Political Competition and Party Incumbency : The Case of German Federal Elections

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Karen Demski; [2017]
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    Abstract : This paper investigates party incumbency advantage in German federal elections. I use a sharp regression discontinuity to exploit the firstpast-the-post voting system on the first ballot electing district representatives to the Bundestag, using election results from all voting districts that existed in Germany between 1953 and 2013. READ MORE