While most of the literature on information shortcuts in open-list PR systems focuses on the
importance of ballot position effects, the influence of a candidate's localness has widely …

Political parties often monopolize the flow of politicians into elected office making it important
to understand when, and under what conditions, parties are more or less likely to promote …

Research on the impact of gender quotas in open-list proportional representation systems
has described quotas as ineffective or even paradoxical. While some authors argue that …

Are the sociological profiles of radical right‐wing populist parties'(RRPPs) representatives
really unlike those of their counterparts in mainstream parties? Once RRPPs occupy …

Gender quotas aim to increase women's parliamentary representation. However, the
effectiveness of quotas varies. This article explores this issue further by examining the case …

In this article, we address the question of how electing women to national or subnational
parliaments affects future female candidate selection in an open-list proportional …

This paper examines the use of preference votes under the open-list proportional
representation system in the elections of assemblies at different levels of government. Our …

Leader-driven personal parties often campaign on a ticket promising elite renewal and novel
ways of doing politics. One way of looking apart from the sitting political establishment is to …

Maciej Górecki provides a detailed and interesting discussion of our analysis regarding
women's electoral success in the Polish open-list proportional representation (PR) system …

While gender diversity on the board of directors (BODs) has increased in recent years, the
representation of women on major board committees has advanced at a slower pace. This …