The Economics of Politics in Comparative Perspective Revisited: An Introdroduction
In: Political behavior, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 1-6
ISSN: 0190-9320
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In: Political behavior, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 1-6
ISSN: 0190-9320
In: American political science review, Band 91, Heft 1, S. 66-81
ISSN: 0003-0554
Do political institutions affect citizen satisfaction with democracy? If so, how? Using cross-sectional survey data for eleven European democracies together with data on the type of democracy in which individuals live, we demonstrate that the nature of representative democratic institutions (measured by Arend Lijphart's consensus-majority index of democracies) mediates the relationship between a person's status as part of the political minority or majority and his or her satisfaction with the way the system works. Specifically, we find that (1) the losers of democratic competition show lower levels of satisfaction than do those in the majority and (2) losers in systems that are more consensual display higher levels of satisfaction with the way democracy works than do losers in systems with majoritarian characteristics. Conversely, winners tend to be more satisfied with democracy the more a country's political institutions approximate pure majoritarian government. (American Political Science Review / FUB)
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In: British journal of political science, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 619-630
ISSN: 0007-1234
World Affairs Online
In: Comparative Study of Electoral Systems Ser.
How do institutions and electoral systems matter for citizens' electoral choices? This is the first systematic study that attempts to answer this question for contemporary democracies. The book assembles leading electoral researchers to examine citizen choice in over 30 democracies surveyed by the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems.
In: West European politics, Band 46, Heft 2, S. 300-323
ISSN: 1743-9655
In: European Union politics: EUP, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 617-638
ISSN: 1741-2757
To determine how public opinion matters for the politics of European integration, we need to know what Europeans say about Europe. Yet, despite a proliferation of analyses of public support for Europe, fundamental questions remain. First, does aggregate opinion reflect a single preference for Europe? Second, is the content of opinions similar across countries? Third, have opinions about Europe become more structured over time? Finally, what are the long-term dynamics in opinions about Europe? To answer these questions, we construct a new dataset of historical public opinion since 1952 in France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Over the long run, aggregate opinion toward Europe reflects one dominant underlying dimension and its content is similar across countries. We examine the trends in support for Europe.
In: Mass Politics in Tough Times, S. 40-71
In: Electoral Studies, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 5-19
In: Electoral Studies, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 5-19
The economy was a major issue in Germany's 2009 election. The global economic crisis did not spare Germany, whose economy is tightly integrated into the global economy. So when the German economy experienced a historical shock, did voters connect their views of the economy with their vote choice? Or did they, as some research has suggested, recognize Germany's dependence on global markets and cut the government slack, especially when the government consists of the country's two major parties? Using pre- and post-election panel surveys from the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES), we investigate the weight that voters gave to the economy, relative to other considerations, when casting their ballot and whether governing parties were disproportionately judged based on the state of the economy. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]
In: Electoral studies: an international journal, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 5-20
ISSN: 0261-3794
In: APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper
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In: Environmental management: an international journal for decision makers, scientists, and environmental auditors, Band 47, Heft 2, S. 303-313
ISSN: 1432-1009
In: Citizens, Context, and Choice, S. 3-28
In: Citizens, Context, and Choice, S. 241-255
In: Citizens, Context, and Choice, S. 33-53