In Europe, the multiplication of elections makes the election calendar a decisive issue given
the decreasing participatory trend. Turnout is expected to be higher in simultaneous …

In response to alleged citizen distrust of politics and parties, recent reforms have made
electoral systems more candidate-centred. Rational choice theory claims that candidate …

This article investigates the relationship between risk perception and electoral participation
of citizens. To assess this, we use the case study of the novel coronavirus and its …

Due to widespread citizen disenchantment with representative democracy, the introduction
of direct-democratic institutions is often promoted as a promising remedy to overcome the …

Where a considerable volume of work has been spent looking at the effects of voter fatigue
in multi-level democracies, few work has looked at Canada as a unique case. Leveraging …

The paper presents the findings of a survey of parliamentary elections in Europe from 1900
to 2020, conducted in the chambers of deputies of European national states. The frequency …

It is almost universally supposed on general principles that Roman citizens who did not live
near the city of Rome were effectively disenfranchised by the logistical difficulty of traveling …

The existing literature shows that frequent elections depress electoral participation and
contribute to the global decline in voter turnout. However, the causal mechanisms remain …

Over the course of the past fifty years, intergovernmental relationships have been marked by
a strong decentralisation trend worldwide, which led to a shift in powers, resources and …

The paper presents the findings of a survey of parliamentary elections in Europe from 1900
to 2020, conducted in the chambers of deputies of European national states. The frequency …