Young people are under-represented in formal politics. While this may be a mere projection
of their lack among voters and party members, the article investigates whether being young …

Young people continue to be underrepresented in formal politics. Previous research
indicates that being a non-middle-aged candidate negatively affects electoral success. What …

Abstract In Latin America, quota laws and parity are the most relevant public policies in
promoting women's political representation. This chapter analyzes the ongoing process of …

What are the electoral consequences of constituency candidates' campaign strategies? This
paper focuses on the German case to theoretically and empirically explore this question …

The main aim of this article is to develop a perspective on the universe of measures for
group representation that goes beyond a narrow focus on gender and ethnicity. The article …

The widespread second-order view on subnational elections leaves little room for the idea
that subnational election campaigns matter for national-level electoral preferences. I …

Names: Sandri, Giulia, editor.| Seddone, Antonella, editor. Title: New paths for selecting
political elites: investigating the impact of inclusive candidate and party leader selection …

This article looks at political career patterns in Germany with a focus on the state level. After
all, state legislators are a far more representative group of professional politicians in …

Women's representation in elected assemblies across varying levels of government is often
theorised to be shaped as a pyramid, with the highest proportion of women at the local level …

Does the geographical concentration of ethnic minorities influence their descriptive
representation in closed-list systems? Counterintuitive to the idea that single-member district …