In this article, I develop three measures of party organization in multi-level systems: vertical integration, influence and autonomy. assess these 27 parties Canada, Australia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United States Spain investigate how respond to incentives opportunities created by their institutional environment. Clear patterns emerge between form federal state design predominant organization: decentralized federations with low coordination requirements state-level governments,...

Energy transition is a fundamental part of the policy response to climate change, but unlike we know little about factors that shape public attitudes it. We address three questions: 1) how supportive are people energy transition, 2) do pre-existing ideas – politics, economics, and affect views on 3) malleable opinion transition? Using Canadian province Alberta context where oil gas politically economically predominant assess these questions with population-based survey experiment (n = 1591)....

Abstract The study of comparative federalism is often hampered by the diverse range federal institutional arrangements in practice, as well ambiguity surrounding concept federalism. This article identifies three main conceptual approaches to – sociological, constitutional, and governmental then proposes a revised approach that takes account effects federalism, for application politics research. Minimally defined, all federations are products rules create separate territorial spheres...

Journal Article Beyond Decentralization—The Comparative Study of Interdependence in Federal Systems Get access Nicole Bolleyer, Bolleyer **University Exeter; n.bolleyer@ex.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lori Thorlakson †University Alberta Publius: The Federalism, Volume 42, Issue 4, Fall 2012, Pages 566–591, https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjr053 Published: 13 April 2012

Abstract. The allocation of resources between the federal and state levels government is a key institutional variable explaining congruence or similarity party systems. It affects incentives voters parties face, opportunities for cleavage mobilization. This article pioneers measures comparing across federations. Evidence from elections in six federations produces clear evidence that systems are least congruent decentralized most centralized Voter behaviour, indicated by variation electoral...

Vertical integration is an important concept for political parties. In multi-level or federal contexts, it said to affect party strength, national and stability. Despite this, difficulties with the conceptualization operationalization of vertical a lack cross-national data impede research. This article clarifies integration, distinguishing from related concepts centralization autonomy indicators effects integration. It introduces measures used in Party Organization Multi-Level Systems...

This article is part of the special cluster titled Parties and Democratic Linkage in Post-Communist Europe, guest edited by Lori Thorlakson, will be published August 2018 issue EEPS introduces a section on parties democratic linkage post-communist Europe. It sets out main objectives research questions that guide four articles this section, presenting these context comparative politics literature party system change development. key arguments arguing contributions identify regionally...

* School of Politics, University Nottingham, Park, NG7 2RD, UK Phone: (+44) 115 951 4862 Fax: E-mail: lori.thorlakson@nottingham.ac.uk

This article identifies the limits and possibilities of federal comparison for European Union party system. Can literatures on parties systems in multi-level deliver more insights to analysis developing life competition Union? What are most productive dialogs between scholars multilevel parties? It argues that study representation EU involves two key challenges: vote choice a setting system development through upward aggregation. Drawing closely from comparative federalism literature can...

Abstract Federal systems create political competition at multiple territorial levels. While models of vertical bargaining conceptualise federal‐subnational relations as occurring between parties with exogenously defined interests, federalism also structures forms interdependence the federal and subnational Political in multi‐level is marked by levels through barometer second order voting effects. Findings a more ‘autonomous’ form level, state‐level economic voting, are less common. This...

We expand on ongoing debates about the role of economic losses and benefits for a clean energy transition. Rather than focusing potential alternative industries sources, we highlight optimism people display towards fossil fuel industry. argue that people's confidence in industry to remain an important driver future can undermine support climate policies because do not perceive need turn prosperity. Instead, they continue status-quo. test our argument using survey level data collected spring...

This article draws on the experience of comparative federalism to assess efficacy institutional safeguards against authority migration contained in draft Constitutional Treaty. It evaluates impact methods allocation, judicial and ex ante structural five federations. argues that approach opted for Treaty would strengthen through reforming subsidiarity procedure, but proposed method power allocation provides opportunities courts be unlikely remedy. Future reform efforts should bear this mind.

Second order election models predict that voter turnout will generally be lower in ‘second order’ subnational elections compared to ‘first federal elections. In Canada, we find this is not always the case: some provinces have higher rates for provincial than Using data from seven Canadian elections, article examines how attitudes such as trust, satisfaction with democracy and interest politics compare across levels of government explain cross-provincial differences turnout. It finds while...