In recent years renewed attention has been directed to the importance of the role of
institutional design in democratic politics. Particular interest has concerned constitutional …

A large literature has demonstrated that such economic factors as growth, inflation, and
unemployment affect the popularity of incumbents within many democratic countries …

The authors of The Economic Effects of Constitutions use econometric tools to study what
they call the" missing link" between constitutional systems and economic policy; the book is …

Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others
have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of …

Do political institutions affect citizen satisfaction with democracy? If so, how? Using cross-
sectional survey data for eleven European democracies together with data on the type of …

Looking at the history of democracies in the developed world, I show that electoral systems
derive from the decisions the ruling parties make to maximize their representation according …

Based on individual-level survey data collected in 13 European democracies, this study
analyzes three alternative ways of modeling how political context affects the relationship …

Arend Lijphart is one of the world's leading and most influential political scientists whose
work has had a profound impact on the study of democracy and comparative politics …

Prior to the 1970s, few serious efforts were made to bridge the gap between economics and
political science in the study of international relations. Systematic scholarly analysis of …

This book integrates spatial and behavioral perspectives-in a word, those of the Rochester
and Michigan schools-into a unified theory of voter choice and party strategy. The theory …