This does not surprise me in the least. It's been well known in the pol sci lit that the EU Parliament is best considered a "second order" election since the 90s (which is a fancy way of saying the EU Parliament is a largely powerless...
Author: Dave Brockington
Born in San Jose, grew up in Seattle, received a Ph.D. in poli sci from University of Washington in 2000. I worked for three years at Universiteit Twente in Enschede, Netherlands, and have worked at the University of Plymouth for 16 academic years now in Plymouth, United Kingdom. I also currently serve as joint campaign coordinator for the Plymouth Sutton & Devonport Constituency Labour Party.
The comments to my Anarchy in the UK post on Thursday spawned an interesting discussion surrounding the cause of polarized politics in the CA state legislature. While I agree the.
In general, I am a supporter of direct democracy. I have experienced both the good and the bad directly, and of course it has the potential to be just plain.
And I’m not talking about Strachan. First, an introduction. I’m a political scientist specializing in voting behavior, electoral systems, turnout, and methodology. While American, I’ve worked at two European universities in the past 8+ years, so my contributions will necessarily be comparative in nature. I’ve...