Accountable or Untouchable? Electoral accountability in Romanian local elections
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DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2020.102183
Abstract: Abstract While retrospective models of voting posit that voters should “vote the rascals out”, a wave of recent research has found that this is rarely the case. We investigate this question in a context in… read more here.
Keywords: accountability romanian; accountable untouchable; electoral accountability; untouchable electoral ... See more keywords
Electoral Accountability for State Legislative Roll Calls and Ideological Representation
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DOI: 10.1017/s0003055417000156
Abstract: Theories of electoral accountability predict that legislators will receive fewer votes if they fail to represent their districts. To determine whether this prediction applies to state legislators, I conduct two analyses that evaluate the extent… read more here.
Keywords: state; ideological representation; roll calls; roll ... See more keywords
Women’s Representation, Accountability and Corruption in Democracies
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123416000478
Abstract: At the turn of the twenty-first century, an important pair of studies established that greater female representation in government is associated with lower levels of perceived corruption in that government. But recent research finds that… read more here.
Keywords: electoral accountability; women representation; representation accountability; corruption ... See more keywords
Democracy Aid and Electoral Accountability
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DOI: 10.1177/0022002717723962
Abstract: Although foreign policies often fail to successfully promote democracy, over a decade of empirical research indicates that foreign aid specifically for democracy promotion is remarkably successful at improving the survival and institutional strength of fragile… read more here.
Keywords: electoral accountability; aid; democracy; aid electoral ... See more keywords