Poland’s in crisis again. Here’s what you should know about the far right’s latest power-grab.
[caption id="attachment_66620" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People in Warsaw protest proposed changes
Iran’s Competitive Authoritarianism
bq. Is there any authoritarian regime that has such competitive
The Japanese General Election of 2012: Sometimes, Lucky is Better than Popular
Continuing our series of election reports, the following is a
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 2012 Georgian Parliamentary Elections Pre-Election Report
Continuing our Election Reports series in conjunction with the journal
Dual(ing?) Executives
The NY Times has a "feature article today":http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/23/world/middleeast/23iran.html on Iranian
The Alternative Vote in the UK
"Matthew Shugart":http://fruitsandvotes.com/?p=5143: The best argument that the pro-AV camp in
Something Afoot in the Canadian Election?
"Matthew Shugart":http://fruitsandvotes.com/?p=5091: bq. Well, this projection at "The Mace":http://themace.ca/?p=209 is
Irish politics: a pre-election primer
It appears that the Irish election will take place on
Voting for Congress and voting for President
"Josh Marshall":http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/11/2_years_try_two_weeks.php?ref=fpblg tells us that there may be no correlation
Firing PMs
"Matthew Shugart":http://fruitsandvotes.com/?p=4231 has a good post. bq. Building on a
Pippa Norris has a posse
Or should have one at least. Via Matthew Shugart, she
Duverger and the UK Election
Seth Masket wonders whether Duverger got the 2010 UK elections
Duverger’s Law and the UK elections
About to be broken? (or, to be a bit less
Bidding starts over electoral reform
"Matthew Shugart reports":http://fruitsandvotes.com/?p=3918. Today’s Guardian notes that Conservative leader David
Politics Everywhere – UK Edition
"Matthew Shugart":http://fruitsandvotes.com/?p=3821 gets credit for "this":http://www.staustellnewquayconservatives.com/index.php?sectionid=3&pagenumber=107 (if 'credit' is the
2009 Chilean Post 1st Round Election Analysis
We are again pleased to have "Gregory Weeks":http://www.politicalscience.uncc.edu/gbweeks/ provide post-election
STV and party identification
"Tyler Cowen":http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/11/range-voting.html in an aside at Marginal Revolution. bq. Most
A Few Honduras Links
* Some 2008 polling data on Zelaya. * Greg Weeks'
The Election in India in One Paragraph
bq. So, to sum up today’s crash course in comparative
A Bleg: What Are the Political Science Blogs?
I recently came across this diavlog between Ezra Klein and
The Majoritarian Bias
bq. Majorities of seats are actually not so common in
Does Obama Have a “Mandate”?
This is "Truths and Myths about the 2008 Election, Part
Miscellaneous Polisci Blog Posts
1) Seth Masket on whether this election portends a realignment.
Biffos and Buffalos
The concept of "BIFFO," long known to those of us