Diversity in the characteristics of political leaders increases the quality of policy, perceptions
of legitimacy, and accountability to constituents. Yet, increasing leaders' diversity proves one …

The article investigates incumbent exit rates of women and men parliamentarians in the
national chambers and European Parliament delegations of eight West European countries …

This article offers an innovative way of understanding gender balance in parliaments.
Motivated by research documenting how newcomers are disadvantaged during their first …

Knowledge about political representatives' behavior is crucial for a deeper understanding of
politics and policy-making processes. Yet resources on legislative elites are scattered, often …

Political parties in Africa and other develo** countries are known to forge clientelist rather
than programmatic ties to voters. Yet this does not mean that parties reward strong legislator …

Country-level institutional conditions are known to play key roles in firms' innovation and
operations. While it is acknowledged that an unfavourable institutional context negatively …

In many democratic societies, research has identified an increase in animosity between
supporters of different political parties. While this phenomenon has been extensively …

Political careers are a classic subject of elite studies. Scholars have sought to understand
what affects political profiles and career patterns' formation. However, political career …

Due to the high levels of turnover displayed by its political personnel, the European
parliament has been traditionally regarded as a relatively unstable institution. However …

Social activism is a burgeoning human response to pressing problems around the world,
and nowhere is this response more apparent than in the ongoing global push back against …