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View article: Legislative Quotas and the Gender Gap in Campaign Finance: The Case of Belgium (1999–2019)
Legislative Quotas and the Gender Gap in Campaign Finance: The Case of Belgium (1999–2019) Open
Gendered inequalities in campaign finance are generally considered an important impediment to the equal representation of women in parliament. A multivariate analysis of 11,897 Flemish candidates in the Belgian elections from 1999 to 2019 …
View article: Does Digital Campaigning Make a Difference for Individual Candidates in an Open List Proportional Representation System? The Case of the 2019 Election in Belgium
Does Digital Campaigning Make a Difference for Individual Candidates in an Open List Proportional Representation System? The Case of the 2019 Election in Belgium Open
This article looks at the equalization/normalization problem through the lens of campaign spending and investigates the effect of expenses for digital tools on the electoral result of individual candidates in an open list proportional repr…
View article: Legislative Quotas and the Gender Gap in Campaign Finance: The Case of the 2014 and 2018 Legislative Elections in Colombia
Legislative Quotas and the Gender Gap in Campaign Finance: The Case of the 2014 and 2018 Legislative Elections in Colombia Open
Earlier empirical research on party list proportional representation systems shows that women spend less on campaigns than men, particularly when quotas are applied. An analysis of the candidate campaign expenses for the 2014 and 2018 Colo…
View article: Explaining candidate turnover. Evidence from a comparative analysis in 10 European established democracies with a list-PR system
Explaining candidate turnover. Evidence from a comparative analysis in 10 European established democracies with a list-PR system Open
This article investigates determinants of candidate turnover in 10 European established democracies with list-PR electoral systems. We identify party and election variables that affect the supply and demand of new candidates on the parties…
View article: The coming of age for paid digital campaigning: equalization or normalization in the 2019 Belgian federal elections?
The coming of age for paid digital campaigning: equalization or normalization in the 2019 Belgian federal elections? Open
Purpose Paid digital campaigning tools play an increasingly pivotal role in individual election campaigns worldwide. Extant literature often juxtaposes the equalization theory, which argues that these tools create a level playing field, an…
View article: Rewarding Some, But Not All? The Selectoral Consequences of Parliamentary Activity for Newcomers and Experienced MPs in Belgium (1995–2019)
Rewarding Some, But Not All? The Selectoral Consequences of Parliamentary Activity for Newcomers and Experienced MPs in Belgium (1995–2019) Open
This article examines whether political parties reward the parliamentary activity of members of parliament (MPs) through candidate selection processes. Previous research on this question provides mixed evidence. Moreover, studies often dis…
View article: Sources of campaign funding for incumbents versus challengers in list proportional representation systems: The case of Colombia
Sources of campaign funding for incumbents versus challengers in list proportional representation systems: The case of Colombia Open
Previous work on candidate campaign finance in list proportional representation systems has focused on differential electoral returns of spending for incumbent and challenger candidates. This article asks whether incumbents and challengers…
View article: Explaining digital campaign expenses: The case of the 2018 legislative elections in Colombia
Explaining digital campaign expenses: The case of the 2018 legislative elections in Colombia Open
sponsorship: This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) under respectively PhD grant number 11H1920N and sabbatical leave grant number K801420N. (Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)|11H1920N, Research Foundation Fland…
View article: Transformational party events and legislative turnover in West European democracies, 1945–2015
Transformational party events and legislative turnover in West European democracies, 1945–2015 Open
This paper examines the influence of party change on party-level legislative turnover. Analyzing a novel dataset tracking 251 parties in eight West European democracies between 1945 and 2015, we assess how transformational party events aff…
View article: The effect of candidate electoral experience on ballot placement in list proportional representation systems
The effect of candidate electoral experience on ballot placement in list proportional representation systems Open
This article investigates how candidate experience in previous elections, measured by the number of prior candidacies, affects ballot placement in list PR systems. The central argument is that selectorates find experienced candidates attra…
View article: ‘A Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work’? Exploring the connection between the parliamentary work of MPs and their electoral support
‘A Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work’? Exploring the connection between the parliamentary work of MPs and their electoral support Open
Electoral systems across Europe increasingly invite candidates to build up a personal reputation to earn votes. In this article, we investigate whether parliamentary work can be considered as a personal vote-earning attribute for incumbent…
View article: How legislative gender quotas affect the gender gap in campaign spending
How legislative gender quotas affect the gender gap in campaign spending Open
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View article: How legislative gender quotas affect the gender gap in campaign spending: an analysis of the federal and regional elections in Belgium
How legislative gender quotas affect the gender gap in campaign spending: an analysis of the federal and regional elections in Belgium Open
Research on the link between gender and campaign finance in proportional electoral systems suggests that the campaign expenses of female parliamentary candidates are significantly lower than those of male candidates. On the basis of data o…
View article: The causes of female legislative turnover in western Europe 1945-2015: Do explanations of turnover differ by gender?
The causes of female legislative turnover in western Europe 1945-2015: Do explanations of turnover differ by gender? Open
The paper explores the causes of female legislative turnover. Female turnover refers to the number of new female legislators, expressed as a proportion of the total number of members of parliament (MPs) who enter the legislature after gene…
View article: Legislative turnover and its sources: It’s the selection
Legislative turnover and its sources: It’s the selection Open
The research note argues that legislative turnover can be decomposed into two main sources of newcomer entry into the legislature: entry by election and entry by selection. This is demonstrated using available data on political mandates in…
View article: Membership change in the Dutch Tweede Kamer 1946-2012
Membership change in the Dutch Tweede Kamer 1946-2012 Open
A crucial element of democracy is to have changes in parliamentary membership after elections or in mid-term. Athanassios Gouglas and Bart Maddens (KU Leuven, Public Governance Institute) examined membership changes in the Dutch 'Tweede Ka…
View article: Candidate selection, intraparty competition and incumbency turnover: Analysis of the Belgian lower house elections
Candidate selection, intraparty competition and incumbency turnover: Analysis of the Belgian lower house elections Open
This paper examines the effects of candidate selection on intra-party incumbency turnover. In the intra-party context, we expect to see competition among candidates for selectors’ support. However, competition levels may vary over differen…