Demography and Democracy A Global, District-level Analysis of Electoral Contestation
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Prof. Gerring has assembled a very unique dataset: the Multi-level Election Archive (MLEA) which, using data from electoral contests across a variety of district sizes and elective offices in 134 countries over 200 years, has shown that some features of electoral democracy are actually enhanced by a larger population. He’ll be discussing how his research has shown that population size has a “mechanical” effect on contestation, and that size affects the number of potential challengers, the diversity of constituents, and the impersonality of the representative/constituent relationship – all of which should enhance the level of electoral contestation within a district.
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