Browsing Scientific articles by Journals "Electoral Studies"
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After the immigration shock: The causal effect of immigration on electoral preferences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The influx of immigrants to Norway over the last decades is a large-scale natural experiment. This paper exploits municipal-level variations in the immigrant population (1977–2011) to estimate the causal effects on voter ... -
Explaining Voter Turnout: A Meta-Analysis of National and Subnational Elections
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Research about voter turnout has expanded rapidly in recent years. This article takes stock of this development by extending the meta-analysis of Geys (2006) in two main ways. First, we add 102 studies published between ... -
Local Candidates and Voter Mobilization: Evidence from Historical Two-Round Elections in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)What effect do candidates with local ties have on voter turnout and party support? A considerable challenge within the existing literature on the personal vote, including that part which derives from local ties, is ... -
Local candidates and voter mobilization: Evidence from historical two-round elections in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)What effect do candidates with local ties have on voter turnout and party support? A considerable challenge within the existing literature on the personal vote, including that part which derives from local ties, is ... -
Partisan bias, electoral volatility, and government efficiency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Electoral agency models suggest that government e¢ ciency is better when voters penalize poor performance, and party competition is balanced. Uncertainty in the electoral mechanism dillutes the incentive to produce e¢ ... -
Success and failure in electoral competition: selective issue emphasis under incomplete issue ownership
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Political parties are often argued to compete for voters by stressing issues they feel they own – a strategy known as ‘selective emphasis’. While usually seen as an electorally rewarding strategy, this article argues that ... -
The Impact of Women above the Political Glass Ceiling: Evidence from a Norwegian Executive Gender Quota Reform
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Women have historically been underrepresented in democratic assemblies, particularly in top positions with executive powers. Most gender quota reforms address this by mandating a more equal gender representation on election ...