In analysing speeches made by legislators, this book provides theoretical and empirical
answers to questions such as: Why do some Members of Parliament (MPs) take the …

Research on women's political representation has repeatedly shown that female legislators
represent women's interest more strongly than their male colleagues. However, a growing …

Research on mixed electoral systems provides inconclusive findings on the question
whether members of parliament (MPs) elected in single-member districts are more likely to …

By placing candidates on electoral lists for European elections, national parties hold a very
powerful position in the (re-) election of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). This …

Party membership seems to lose relevance for political careers in many established
democracies. Increasing numbers of parties are recruiting non-members as candidates. Yet …

Electoral systems provide distinctive accountability mechanisms in democratic polities and
thereby affect government responsiveness to citizens. In this article, we concentrate on the …

Previous research has argued that representatives in mixed-member electoral systems
adjust their behavior to the mode of their election, the so-called mandate divide. MPs elected …

This research note presents a general approach for measuring the electoral safety of
individual MPs across electoral systems that is based on predicted re-election probabilities …

Candidate selection shapes descriptive representation in important ways; you cannot be
elected without first being selected. Unravelling opaque candidate selection processes is …

Zusammenfassung Welche Faktoren beeinflussten das Abstimmungsverhalten der
Bundestagsabgeordneten in der 18. Wahlperiode des Bundestages? Dieser Fragestellung …