Random factors such as bad weather or exogenous economic shocks affect the re-election of politicians and can reduce … accountability. Such distorted election choices interact with the architecture of government. Contrasting centralized with … decentralized political systems, this study shows that centralization is likely to result in higher accountability if election …

This study analyzes the interaction between distorted election choices and the architecture of government with a focus … on the implications for the accountability of politicians. Contrasting centralized with decentralized political systems …, it is shown that centralization is likely to result in higher accountability if election choices are subject to small …

Random factors such as bad weather or exogenous economic shocks affect the re-election of politicians and can reduce … accountability. Such distorted election choices interact with the architecture of government. Contrasting centralized with … decentralized political systems, this study shows that centralization is likely to result in higher accountability if election …

question will be through a comparative-historical lens: namely, by comparing the election of 2016 to the election of Lincoln in … 1860. The reference to the 1860 election for this inquiry is obvious enough: the victory by Lincoln did ultimately spark a … aspiration of this comparative approach then is to investigate whether some facets of the 1860 election may or may not find ready …