William C R Horncastle
Biographic Data
| ID | 2267934 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William C R Horncastle |
| GIVEN NAMES | William C R |
| FAMILY NAME | Horncastle |
| SIGNATURE | HORNCASTLE W C R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bedfordshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6233-5821 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Political constraints, public party funding, and the regulation of political finance
It has been suggested that the higher the political constraints, the greater the regulation of political finance. This is because, when parties operate in highly constrained contexts with numerous veto opportunities, there is more pressure to reach a consensus on reform. While public funding tends to be a positive-sum game conducive to the inclusive policymaking of constrained systems, political finance regulation tends to be a zero-sum game that…
Blessing or curse? A critical review of the paradoxical consequences of direct public funding for political parties
Direct public funding (DPF) is a crucial resource for political parties in many of the world’s democracies. While research into the consequences of DPF has grown in prominence since the turn of the century, few efforts have been made to synthesize its findings. This article takes the first steps in doing so. Viewing DPF as an independent variable, we assess the impacts that party subsidization has on electoral competition, party organizations, pa…
Which MPs get elevated to the UK House of Lords
Using logistic regression and a dataset of 816 MPs who sat in the UK House of Commons between 1997 and 2019, we analyse which MPs get elevated to the upper chamber. Drawing on literatures concerning progressive political ambition, the UK Parliament and the wider nature of the British state, we test hypotheses concerning loyalty, expertise and nepotism. We find evidence to support all three but expertise in the form of frontbench experience and, f…
Introducing the RefCFRI
As referendums become an increasingly defining feature of global democratic practice, a normative debate centres around the importance of campaign finance regulations in ensuring fair and democratic procedures that avoid biasing their outcome. Understanding how different countries approach this issue can shed light on the impact of varied regulatory approaches, as well as whether they reach their intended policy goals. Scholarly work has therefor…
Competition, scandal, or ideology? A congruence analysis of Australian political finance reforms (1980–2020)
Although studies of political finance reform have become commonplace, many questions remain unanswered in this area. Studies of links between scandals and political finance reform have provided conflicting findings, while little is known about why incumbents force through self-serving reforms in some instances, but cooperate with rivals in others. The ‘General Theory of Campaign Finance Reform’ reconciles inconsistencies by situating reform proce…
Model based clustering of political finance regimes
Model based clustering of political finance regimes
Introducing the RefCFRI
As referendums become an increasingly defining feature of global democratic practice, a normative debate centres around the importance of campaign finance regulations in ensuring fair and democratic procedures that avoid biasing their outcome. Understanding how different countries approach this issue can shed light on the impact of varied regulatory approaches, as well as whether they reach their intended policy goals. Scholarly work has therefor…
Blessing or curse? A critical review of the paradoxical consequences of direct public funding for political parties
Direct public funding (DPF) is a crucial resource for political parties in many of the world’s democracies. While research into the consequences of DPF has grown in prominence since the turn of the century, few efforts have been made to synthesize its findings. This article takes the first steps in doing so. Viewing DPF as an independent variable, we assess the impacts that party subsidization has on electoral competition, party organizations, pa…
Competition, scandal, or ideology? A congruence analysis of Australian political finance reforms (1980–2020)
Although studies of political finance reform have become commonplace, many questions remain unanswered in this area. Studies of links between scandals and political finance reform have provided conflicting findings, while little is known about why incumbents force through self-serving reforms in some instances, but cooperate with rivals in others. The ‘General Theory of Campaign Finance Reform’ reconciles inconsistencies by situating reform proce…
Model based clustering of political finance regimes
Competition, scandal, or ideology? A congruence analysis of Australian political finance reforms (1980–2020)
Although studies of political finance reform have become commonplace, many questions remain unanswered in this area. Studies of links between scandals and political finance reform have provided conflicting findings, while little is known about why incumbents force through self-serving reforms in some instances, but cooperate with rivals in others. The ‘General Theory of Campaign Finance Reform’ reconciles inconsistencies by situating reform proce…
Introducing the RefCFRI
As referendums become an increasingly defining feature of global democratic practice, a normative debate centres around the importance of campaign finance regulations in ensuring fair and democratic procedures that avoid biasing their outcome. Understanding how different countries approach this issue can shed light on the impact of varied regulatory approaches, as well as whether they reach their intended policy goals. Scholarly work has therefor…
Blessing or curse? A critical review of the paradoxical consequences of direct public funding for political parties
Direct public funding (DPF) is a crucial resource for political parties in many of the world’s democracies. While research into the consequences of DPF has grown in prominence since the turn of the century, few efforts have been made to synthesize its findings. This article takes the first steps in doing so. Viewing DPF as an independent variable, we assess the impacts that party subsidization has on electoral competition, party organizations, pa…
Which MPs get elevated to the UK House of Lords
Using logistic regression and a dataset of 816 MPs who sat in the UK House of Commons between 1997 and 2019, we analyse which MPs get elevated to the upper chamber. Drawing on literatures concerning progressive political ambition, the UK Parliament and the wider nature of the British state, we test hypotheses concerning loyalty, expertise and nepotism. We find evidence to support all three but expertise in the form of frontbench experience and, f…
Political constraints, public party funding, and the regulation of political finance
It has been suggested that the higher the political constraints, the greater the regulation of political finance. This is because, when parties operate in highly constrained contexts with numerous veto opportunities, there is more pressure to reach a consensus on reform. While public funding tends to be a positive-sum game conducive to the inclusive policymaking of constrained systems, political finance regulation tends to be a zero-sum game that…
Electoral Systems and Political Participation (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Campaign finance (2 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · American political science (1 work)