Parties and Elections in Multilevel Countries 1

Abstract

This panel invites papers that study the impact of multilevel governance on political parties and elections, including such issues as party organisation, party strategies, and democratic accountability and vote choices. The panel invites papers that aim to answer questions such as: How do statewide parties organise in multilevel states? What is the impact of autonomist/regionalist parties on the strategies of statewide parties and on the governance of the state? Do citizens distinguish areas of responsibility between different levels of government? Are regional elections second order or do voters cast their choice based on regional-level issues and performance. The panel welcomes papers adopting a comparative perspective that employ cross-national and comparative case analyses.

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