This research note considers the effects of electoral system reformin Bolivia. In 1995, Bolivia moved from a list-proportional to a mixedmemberproportional electoral system. The intervening years saw growingregional polarization of politics and a collapse of the existing party system.Using statistical analysis of disaggregated electoral data (at department, municipality, and district level), this paper tests whether electoral system reformsmay have contributed to the current political crisis. Research findingsshow that regional cleavages existed prior to electoral system reform, butsuggest that reforms aggravated their effects. Such evidence gives reason toquestion the recent popularity of mixed-member proportionality. Esta nota considera e...
We analyze recent developments in Bolivia’s politics through the lens of political cleavage theory, ...
From 2000 to 2010, Bolivia and Peru underwent similar processes of political decentralization toward...
Many Latin American countries which underwent democratic regime transformations within the last thir...
This research note considers the effects of electoral system reformin Bolivia. In 1995, Bolivia move...
This research note considers the effects of electoral system reformin Bolivia. In 1995, Bolivia move...
This article analyzes the Bolivian political party system from 1985 to 2005. Its purpose is to explo...
This article examines electoral reforms to the Venezuelan municipal electoral system between 1984 y ...
The present study was concerned with evaluating one basic institution in Bolivian democracy: its ele...
This article explains the causes and effects of institutional change in political contexts where the...
as an operational definition of democracy. This quality of democracy is measured using a model devel...
El presente artículo tiene como objeto de estudio una función considerada fundamental dentro del amp...
El presente artículo tiene como objeto el estudio de una función considerada fundamental dentro...
Evaluating the fairness of electoral reforms is a critical requirement for electoral accountability ...
The article explores the consequences of the electoral formula and the effective threshold, the size...
This article focuses on party competition in Bolivia from a multilevel approach with department (int...
We analyze recent developments in Bolivia’s politics through the lens of political cleavage theory, ...
From 2000 to 2010, Bolivia and Peru underwent similar processes of political decentralization toward...
Many Latin American countries which underwent democratic regime transformations within the last thir...
This research note considers the effects of electoral system reformin Bolivia. In 1995, Bolivia move...
This research note considers the effects of electoral system reformin Bolivia. In 1995, Bolivia move...
This article analyzes the Bolivian political party system from 1985 to 2005. Its purpose is to explo...
This article examines electoral reforms to the Venezuelan municipal electoral system between 1984 y ...
The present study was concerned with evaluating one basic institution in Bolivian democracy: its ele...
This article explains the causes and effects of institutional change in political contexts where the...
as an operational definition of democracy. This quality of democracy is measured using a model devel...
El presente artículo tiene como objeto de estudio una función considerada fundamental dentro del amp...
El presente artículo tiene como objeto el estudio de una función considerada fundamental dentro...
Evaluating the fairness of electoral reforms is a critical requirement for electoral accountability ...
The article explores the consequences of the electoral formula and the effective threshold, the size...
This article focuses on party competition in Bolivia from a multilevel approach with department (int...
We analyze recent developments in Bolivia’s politics through the lens of political cleavage theory, ...
From 2000 to 2010, Bolivia and Peru underwent similar processes of political decentralization toward...
Many Latin American countries which underwent democratic regime transformations within the last thir...