The rapid rise of digital media use for political participation has coincided with an increase in
concerns about citizens' sense of their capacity to impact political processes. These dual …

Governments across the globe have been actively engaged in pilots aimed at implementing
i-voting, which facilitates voting via the internet. I-voting innovations, such as those widely …

How does protest affect political speech? Protest is an important form of political claim-
making, yet our understanding of its influence on how individual legislators communicate …

Members of parliament (MPs) are elected via two different tiers in mixed‐member electoral
systems—as winners of a seat in a constituency or as party candidates under proportional …

This paper explores the way in which institutional context shapes legislators' ability to
represent women's interests. In recent decades, scholars have turned their attention to the …

Do the styles politicians use influence how voters evaluate them, and does this matter more
for women than for men? Politicians regularly use anecdotal arguments, emotional appeals …

Mass emails are frequently used by advocacy groups to mobilise supporters to lobby
legislators. But how effective are they at inducing constituent‐to‐legislator lobbying when …

Currently, the issue of freedom of expression poses a significant challenge in Indonesia.
Despite being a democratic nation, the scope of people's freedom of expression is largely …

In this article, the authors argue that for Nigerian subnational parliaments to improve their
public image, public understanding of their roles, and to be more transparent and inclusive …

Establishing a sustainable citizens-government dialogue is a crucial topic on the agenda of
many countries. E-petition systems are among the most popular and effective tools for …