change in the existing election system. But a mathematical solution to the problem does not require such changes and is much …

supported the argument that oil hinders democracy. However, previous research on the rentier state has neglected the global …. The paper tests the hypothesis cross‐nationally, using data on all multiparty elections held in the world in the period … 1975 - 2010, and subnationally, using a new data set on subnational election results and oil production in Nigeria. Our …

This is the third of four papers devoted to the 2021 German federal elections continuing our analysis of the 2009, 2013 … and 2017 Bundestag elections. Currently, only China has a parliament larger than the German Bundestag, which still grows …

defense spending?'-Yes/No, etc.), and the parties answer to these questions before the elections - as required by the Wahl …This is the last of four papers devoted to the 2021 German federal elections continuing our analysis of the 2009, 2013 … and 2017 Bundestag elections. It is shown that the policy representation by the Bundestag could be improved using the …

that are in opposition to their policy preferences. This results in the election of representatives who do not correspond … exactly to the voters' own views. An alternative voting procedure to avoid this type of election failure is proposed in … Wahl-O-Mat, which asks the user a number of questions on topical policy issues; the computer program, drawing on all the …