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View article: Voting against or against voting?
Voting against or against voting? Open
Politics is increasingly negative, especially surrounding elections, raising concerns about mass disengagement and democratic backsliding. Despite these worries, the literature on how negativity in voting affects democratic attitudes and v…
View article: Expectations and Support for Quebec Sovereignty: What Drives What?
Expectations and Support for Quebec Sovereignty: What Drives What? Open
This study uses panel data to examine the relationships among citizen attitudes related to Quebec independence. It has long been established that support for sovereignty is correlated to expectations about the economic and linguistic conse…
View article: Do Voters Punish Women Politicians More?
Do Voters Punish Women Politicians More? Open
Despite a rich literature on gender stereotypes, few studies consider whether voters reward/punish women politicians differently than their men counterparts for their policy records. To study this question, we conducted a conjoint survey e…
View article: Party Prediction for Twitter
Party Prediction for Twitter Open
A large number of studies on social media compare the behaviour of users from different political parties. As a basic step, they employ a predictive model for inferring their political affiliation. The accuracy of this model can change the…
View article: Party Prediction for Twitter
Party Prediction for Twitter Open
A large number of studies on social media compare the behaviour of users from different political parties. As a basic step, they employ a predictive model for inferring their political affiliation. The accuracy of this model can change the…
View article: Floods, terrorist attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic: the relationship between the (de)centralisation of power and the rally around the flag
Floods, terrorist attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic: the relationship between the (de)centralisation of power and the rally around the flag Open
This article examines whether rally effects when an unexpected calamity occurs are affected by the degree of (de)centralisation of power. We argue that when the national government is exclusively in charge of the policy affected by the cal…
View article: Jobs and Punishment: Public Opinion on Leniency for White-Collar Crime
Jobs and Punishment: Public Opinion on Leniency for White-Collar Crime Open
Governments routinely offer deals to companies accused of white-collar crimes, allowing them to escape criminal charges in exchange for fines or penalties. This lets prosecutors avoid costly litigation and protects companies’ right to bid …
View article: All (electoral) politics is local? Candidate's regional roots and vote choice
All (electoral) politics is local? Candidate's regional roots and vote choice Open
Many authors argue that candidates are more popular among voters from their own region. Two potential explanations have been suggested: voters’ identification with their home region, and the representation of regional interests. The inform…
View article: Outgroup Bias and the Unacceptability of Tax Fraud
Outgroup Bias and the Unacceptability of Tax Fraud Open
In countries with well-developed welfare state systems, it is often claimed that racial or ethnic minorities impose a heavy burden on social assistance programs without contributing to public goods. In this study, we consider the attitudin…
View article: Replication Data for: All (Electoral) Politics is Local? Candidate's Regional Roots and Vote Choice
Replication Data for: All (Electoral) Politics is Local? Candidate's Regional Roots and Vote Choice Open
Many authors argue that candidates are more popular among voters from their own region. Two potential explanations have been suggested: voters' identification with their home region, and the representation of regional interests. The inform…
View article: Jobs and Punishment: Public Opinion on Leniency for White-Collar Crime
Jobs and Punishment: Public Opinion on Leniency for White-Collar Crime Open
Governments routinely offer deals to companies accused of white-collar crimes, allowing them to escape criminal charges in exchange for fines or penalties. This lets prosecutors avoid costly litigation and protects companies’ right to bid …
View article: An election too far: Why do MPs leave politics before an election?
An election too far: Why do MPs leave politics before an election? Open
Why do members of parliament retire? In most parliamentary systems, a substantial number of MPs decide, before every election, not to run again. Though the decision to leave politics is essentially personal, a broader look at a large sampl…
View article: Replication Data for: Choosing an Electoral Rule: Values and Self-Interest in the Lab
Replication Data for: Choosing an Electoral Rule: Values and Self-Interest in the Lab Open
We study the choice of multi-person bargaining protocols in the context of politics. In politics, citizens are increasingly involved in the design of democratic rules, for instance via referendums. If they support the rule that best serves…
View article: All (electoral) politics is local? Candidate's regional roots and vote choice
All (electoral) politics is local? Candidate's regional roots and vote choice Open
Many authors argue that candidates are more popular among voters from their own region. Two potential explanations have been suggested: voters’ identification with their home region, and the representation of regional interests. The inform…
View article: Why electoral systems matter for democracy
Why electoral systems matter for democracy Open
There is huge variety in the methods that democracies around the world use to elect legislators and leaders.
View article: Is compulsory voting a solution to low and declining turnout? Cross-national evidence since 1945
Is compulsory voting a solution to low and declining turnout? Cross-national evidence since 1945 Open
Despite the substantial body of research on compulsory voting's (CV) relationship with turnout, much remains unknown about the role of different types of CV rules, their enforcement, and their ability to prevent the secular turnout decline…
View article: Replication Data for: Is Compulsory Voting a Solution to Low and Declining Turnout? Cross-National Evidence Since 1945
Replication Data for: Is Compulsory Voting a Solution to Low and Declining Turnout? Cross-National Evidence Since 1945 Open
Despite the substantial body of research on compulsory voting’s (CV) relationship with turnout, much remains unknown about the role of different types of CV rules, their enforcement, and their ability to prevent the secular turnout decline…
View article: CJP volume 55 issue 2 Cover and Front matter
CJP volume 55 issue 2 Cover and Front matter Open
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View article: Where Should Multinationals Pay Taxes?
Where Should Multinationals Pay Taxes? Open
The international tax system is a pillar of the post-war economic order, but it faces major challenges with the rise of global value chains, digitalization, and tax avoidance. Debates over international tax reform usually occur within a sm…
View article: Replication Data for: Multi-level Electoral Politics: Beyond the Second-Order Election Model
Replication Data for: Multi-level Electoral Politics: Beyond the Second-Order Election Model Open
Replication data for empirical chapters (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) in Multi-level Electoral Politics: Beyond the Second-Order Election Model. 2017. Sona N. Golder, Ignacio Lago, André Blais, Elisabeth Gidengil, & Thomas Gschwend. Oxford University Pr…
View article: Does Voting in One Election Reduce the Expected Cost of Voting in Subsequent Elections?
Does Voting in One Election Reduce the Expected Cost of Voting in Subsequent Elections? Open
The decision to vote is partly based on the expected cost of voting. We test the hypothesis that voting in one election reduces the expected cost of voting in the following election, as voters learn that the cost of voting is low. Using th…
View article: Reassessing Local Candidate Effects
Reassessing Local Candidate Effects Open
In a seminal article published in 2003, Blais et al. demonstrated that local candidates mattered for about 5 per cent of voters in the 2000 Canadian federal election. This study's reliance on a single election raises external validity conc…
View article: EPR volume 14 issue 1 Cover and Front matter
EPR volume 14 issue 1 Cover and Front matter Open
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View article: Are People More Satisfied with Democracy When They Feel They Won the Election? No
Are People More Satisfied with Democracy When They Feel They Won the Election? No Open
Citizens who voted for a party ending up in government are more satisfied with democracy than those who supported a party that ends up in the opposition. The assumption is that voting for a party that is included in the government produces…
View article: What Kind of Electoral Outcome do People Think is Good for Democracy?
What Kind of Electoral Outcome do People Think is Good for Democracy? Open
There is perennial debate in comparative politics about electoral institutions, but what characterizes this debate is the lack of consideration for citizens’ perspective. In this paper, we report the results of an original survey conducted…
View article: Replication data for: Do people want smarter ballots?
Replication data for: Do people want smarter ballots? Open
Replication data for: Do people want smarter ballots? in Research and Politics