Scholars frequently expect parties to act strategically in parliament, hoping to affect their
electoral fortunes. Voters assumingly assess parties by their activity and vote accordingly …

Recent literature highlights the incentives emanating from the electoral system and
intraparty politics to explain unequal access to the plenary floor. This article contributes to …

International organisations' importance in education policy has been growing in recent
years. They have been able to promote their role by providing data and interpreting it …

Based on a new comprehensive dataset containing information on 93,722 amendments, this
article explores the circumstances under which Spanish legislators propose amendments to …

The absence of an electoral connection is a widely held assumption in the scholarship on
the European Parliament (EP) and a cause of serious normative concern about the …

The activity of open parliamentary debate is a crucial part of democratic government.
Previous studies have shown that women face barriers that make them use less speaking …

Our knowledge about how voters decide which candidate (s) to vote for under preferential-
list proportional representation (PLPR) systems remains limited. In particular, it is debated …

In this study, we examine how the security of tenure (proxied by both inter-and intra-party
electoral advantage) affects the engagement and political performance of members of …

Norms about what constitutes an ideal politician are shown to negatively affect the demand
for young political candidates within political parties because they favor qualities that young …

This article examines the relationship between term limits in parliament and “electoral
disconnection,” the notion that legislators constrained in their ability to run for office face …