Browsing BI Open by Author "Halse, Askill Harkjerr"

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Local favoritism in at-large proportional representation systems

Fiva, Jon H.; Halse, Askill Harkjerr (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)

Pork barrel spending is typically attributed to the strategic behavior of political elites hoping to be electorally rewarded by voters residing in their districts. Such behavior is expected to depend on the incentives ...
Local Representation and Voter Mobilization in Closed-list Proportional Representation Systems

Fiva, Jon H.; Halse, Askill Harkjerr; Smith, Daniel Markham (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

We investigate whether geographic representation affects local voting behavior in closed-list proportional representation (PR) systems, where conventional theoretical wisdom suggests a limited role of localism in voter ...