Independents in local politics – voter turnout, competitiveness, and party-system effects.

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146" target="_blank" >10.1080/03003930.2024.2348146</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Independents in local politics – voter turnout, competitiveness, and party-system effects.

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Denationalisation and the rise of independent lists are strong trends in the local politics of many European countries, but little is known about their implications. Using the example of Czechia, we examine several effects of this trend, focussing on two questions: 1) What impact does the growing number of independents have on voter turnout? 2) How does this trend affect competitiveness and the party system? Using data on electoral results in Czech municipalities over two consecutive elections, we document mobilisation effects based on the presence of independents. The study revealed a self-reinforcing mechanism related to the success of independents. In municipalities with many independent councillors, the percentage of party-affiliated candidates decreased in subsequent elections opening up further opportunities for independents. A side effect of this mechanism is a reduction in electoral competitiveness.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Independents in local politics – voter turnout, competitiveness, and party-system effects.

Popis výsledku anglicky

Denationalisation and the rise of independent lists are strong trends in the local politics of many European countries, but little is known about their implications. Using the example of Czechia, we examine several effects of this trend, focussing on two questions: 1) What impact does the growing number of independents have on voter turnout? 2) How does this trend affect competitiveness and the party system? Using data on electoral results in Czech municipalities over two consecutive elections, we document mobilisation effects based on the presence of independents. The study revealed a self-reinforcing mechanism related to the success of independents. In municipalities with many independent councillors, the percentage of party-affiliated candidates decreased in subsequent elections opening up further opportunities for independents. A side effect of this mechanism is a reduction in electoral competitiveness.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50401 - Sociology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA20-07822S" target="_blank" >GA20-07822S: Změna politické krajiny - sdružení nezávislých kandidátů ve volbách do zastupitelstev obcí v ČR</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Local Government Studies

ISSN

0300-3930

e-ISSN

1743-9388

Svazek periodika

51

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

344-364

Kód UT WoS článku

001216906400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105001356189