Morgan-Jones, Edward, Loveless, Matthew (2023) Early Election Calling and Satisfaction with Democracy. Government and Opposition, 58 (3). pp. 598-622. ISSN 0017-257X. (doi:10.1017/gov.2021.44) (KAR id:89715)
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Abstract
Many countries have constitutional rules, granted to prime ministers, presidents, or cabinets, that govern early parliamentary dissolution. Although there are sharply divergent theoretical expectations about the consequences of such powers for both democratic representation and accountability, there have be no empirical examinations of these arguments. Using data from the European Social Survey (2002-2016) in 26 European countries, we test whether such provisions for early election calling affect citizens’ satisfaction with democracy, and if so, which rules and how. While it appears that no form of constitutional rules for early election is directly related to citizen satisfaction with democracy, when early elections are called by prime ministers or presidents, democratic satisfaction drops significantly and this effect is more pronounced the later in the term the early election is called. These findings have important implications for academic and policy debates about the desirability of constitutional change designed to limit early election calling for opportunistic purposes.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1017/gov.2021.44 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Constitutional Rules, Parliamentary Early Elections, Satisfaction with Democracy |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations |
Depositing User: | Edward Morgan-Jones |
Date Deposited: | 11 Aug 2021 10:28 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 12:55 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/89715 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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