Party Preferences and Electoral Reform: How Time in Government Affects the Likelihood of Supporting Electoral Change

Pilet, Jean‐Benoît; Bol, Damien

doi:10.1080/01402382.2011.555984

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“…Although few in number, there have been some large-N studies of electoral reform using quantitative methods. Here, Norris (2011) uses data from the World Value Study to test a theory that relates political culture to institutional reform, while Pilet and Bol (2011), Celis et al (2011) and Renwick (2011 have created their own databases that include: party preferences about electoral system change; gender quota laws adopted in more than 50 countries; and no fewer than 84 cases of electoral system change in Europe since 1945. These studies go a long way toward identifying the determinants of electoral reform because they uncover universal patterns.…”

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“…If electoral reform can indeed be an 'accident', then rational choice plays little or no part in its adoption. Moreover, it seems that parties do not trust prospective simulations very much, and that it is the parties most dissatisfied with the rules in use (parties that have been most often in the opposition) that are more likely to support a change in the electoral system (Pilet and Bol 2011;Sakamoto 1999).…”

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Hazan²

2011

West European Politics

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“…The current literature focuses on increasing the number of women in political participation and representation by analysing the structure of political systems in terms of the role of parties and electoral reform. In fact, it has been suggested that political parties, in selecting and promoting candidates, are motivated less by strategic advantage than by social values, norms, and ideologies (Celis, Krook & Meier 2011;Pilet & Bol 2011). This highlights the importance of the social and cultural context as noted by Karp and Banducci (2008) among others.…”

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Women in Politics in Matrilineal Society: A Case Study of West Sumatra, Indonesia

Selinaswati¹

2019

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Studies of women in politics have mostly been done within patriarchal socialstructures around the world. These studies show that women have many potentialopportunities to become involved in public life; as voters in elections, like politicalcandidates, and if successful as members of the administrative class or asMembers of Parliament (MPs). However, female politicians may be affected byseveral factors within the social, economic, political and cultural systems. Thisthesis examined whether the matrilineal social structure of the province of WestSumatra, Indonesia, influences women’s political participation in localparliaments. West Sumatra is dominated by the Minangkabau ethnic group,which has a matrilineal tradition that provides more opportunities for women interms of property ownership and non-household activities. It was assumed thatwomen who were involved in local politics would be affected by these culturalvalues.This research was a case study. Three categories of informants, femalepoliticians, community leaders, and voters, were interviewed to identify thestrategies and experiences of female politicians and the diversity of opinionregarding female politicians in this matrilineal society. Data was obtainedthrough fieldwork carried out from July to October 2012 in West Sumatra.During this period, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were carried out inlocations where female politicians had been elected to the local parliament.Additional information was obtained from 17 voting members of the publicthrough the use of a questionnaire. Secondary data were obtained fromgovernment documents and local parliaments, online resources, institutions, andorganizations.The study found that the matrilineal system in West Sumatra inspired femalepoliticians in their efforts to gain a seat in parliament. However, they alsoexperienced disadvantages in the matrilineal and Indonesian political system. Itwas found that the opinions of community leaders toward female politicianswere largely neutral and saw female politicians as compared to male ones. Thevoting public tends to have less knowledge about female politicians and viewedthem as not significantly better than male politicians. The study concludes thatthe matrilineal structure of West Sumatran society does not have much impacton women’s political participation and female politicians can benefit byimproving their capabilities in order to win a seat in parliament. Additionally,the Indonesian government might play a role in bridging the gap between lowand high-level political participation by women and develop ways to includeaspects of local culture such as the matrilineal system into its policies that relateto political autonomy at the regional level.

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“…Ce résultat confirme des conclusions similaires portant sur le soutien des élites politiques en faveur de l'adoption de mécanismes de démocratie directe 43 . Dans une perspective similaire, Bol et Pilet ont analysé la position des partis dans 13 processus de réformes électoraux en mettant en évidence le fait que les partis qui avaient été au gouvernement plus de 60% du temps pendant les 25 dernières années avaient une chance significativement plus forte de soutenir le système électoral existant, quelles que soient les conséquences attendues en termes de sièges 44 .…”

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Les déterminants politiques de la fréquence des réformes démocratiques

Bedock¹

2014

Revue Française De Science Politique

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L’article porte sur la question de la fréquence de la réforme des institutions démocratiques dans les démocraties consolidées. Il se fonde sur une base de données comprenant six dimensions des réformes démocratiques entre 1990 et 2010 dans 18 démocraties d’Europe de l’Ouest. On démontre la centralité du contexte politique pour expliquer la fréquence de ces réformes. À long terme, les démocraties où le niveau de soutien politique est le plus faible réforment davantage leurs institutions. À court terme, il apparaît que les réformes sont plus nombreuses dans les législatures précédées par une alternance au pouvoir et une montée de la volatilité électorale. On montre ainsi que les déterminants politiques des réformes démocratiques sont plus pertinents pour expliquer la fréquence des réformes que le degré de contrainte institutionnelle inhérent à chaque système.

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Party Preferences and Electoral Reform: How Time in Government Affects the Likelihood of Supporting Electoral Change

Cited by 41 publications

References 37 publications

Reconceptualising Electoral Reform

Reconceptualising Electoral Reform

Women in Politics in Matrilineal Society: A Case Study of West Sumatra, Indonesia

Les déterminants politiques de la fréquence des réformes démocratiques

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