Abstract Previous research reports that parties in established European democracies learn from and emulate the successful election strategies of foreign incumbents, i.e., are influential abroad. We theorize that—in addition to incumbency (or success)—exchange takes place through transnational party alliances Union. Relying on manifesto data spatial econometric analyses, we show belonging same P...

The aim of this chapter is to analyze the worldwide diffusion of e-parliament and the role played by the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament (GCIP), within the framework of policy transfer. There are two main reasons why it is necessary to focus on the role of GCIP in the diffusion of e-parliament: 1) The GCIP is one of the most active actors in this process; and 2) Activities undertaken by the...

This research was motivated by the political phenomenon of 2020 Regional Elections in Pohuwato Regency, which conquered figures with inadequate economic and financial capital. The purpose this study is to understand describe strategy maximizing use non-economic capital as part carried out win regional election arena. data collection method conducted through documentation studies in-depth interv...

In Germany, the representation of women at all federal levels in parliament has been stagnating for decades. This is mainly due to personalized proportional system and inconsistent voluntary party quotas, some which are not very binding. The objective this research subject German Politics critical analysis from perspective women’s participation Government. paper relied on secondary source infor...

Members of parliament have more effective incentives to cater for the majority’s preferences when they are elected in districts with few seats in parliament rather than in districts with many seats. We empirically investigate this hypothesis by matching voting behavior on legislative proposals of Swiss members of parliament with real referenda outcomes on the same issues for the years 1996 to 2...