Alexander Trechsel
Biographic Data
| ID | 4378370 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Trechsel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Trechsel |
| SIGNATURE | TRECHSEL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 99 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Party placement in supranational elections: An introduction to the euandi 2014 dataset
Throughout the years, political scientists have devised a multitude of techniques to position political parties on various ideological and policy/issue dimensions. So far, however, none of these techniques was able to evolve into a “gold standard” in party positioning. Against this background, one could recently witness the appearance of a new methodology for party positioning tightly connected to the spread of Voting Advice Applications (VAAs), …
Europe’s voting space and the problem of second-order elections: A transnational proposal
This article offers an empirically driven critical consideration of the idea of transnationalising Europe’s voting space, which would mean allowing European citizens to vote for a party from any member state at the European Parliament elections. We argue that such a move would reduce the second-order problem in European elections, as it would force political parties to move away from campaigning solely on national issues. We also claim that it wo…
Party preferences in the digital age: The impact of voting advice applications
Election campaigns in modern democracies are increasingly affected by the rise of Internet-based information and communication technologies. Here, one of the most significant developments concerns the rapidly spreading ‘voting advice applications’ (VAAs). VAAs help online users to find their parties by matching a series of party positions with the positions taken up by the users themselves. This article analyses whether such tailor-made campaign …
Party adaptation and change and the crisis of democracy
This article is the introduction to a special issue of articles written in honour of Peter Mair. The general theme of the issue is party adaptation and change, which is traced here through an analysis of contributions by Peter Mair as an individual author or with co-authors. The result is an assessment of the current state of the art of what can be cumulatively considered Peter Mair's theory of party adaptation and of the debate it has generated …
First or Second Order Referendums? Understanding the Votes on the EU Constitutional Treaty in Four EU Member States
International audience
European parliament elections 1979
First or Second Order Referendums? Understanding the Votes on the EU Constitutional Treaty in Four EU Member States
International audience
Party preferences in the digital age: The impact of voting advice applications
Election campaigns in modern democracies are increasingly affected by the rise of Internet-based information and communication technologies. Here, one of the most significant developments concerns the rapidly spreading ‘voting advice applications’ (VAAs). VAAs help online users to find their parties by matching a series of party positions with the positions taken up by the users themselves. This article analyses whether such tailor-made campaign …
Party adaptation and change and the crisis of democracy
This article is the introduction to a special issue of articles written in honour of Peter Mair. The general theme of the issue is party adaptation and change, which is traced here through an analysis of contributions by Peter Mair as an individual author or with co-authors. The result is an assessment of the current state of the art of what can be cumulatively considered Peter Mair's theory of party adaptation and of the debate it has generated …
Party placement in supranational elections: An introduction to the euandi 2014 dataset
Throughout the years, political scientists have devised a multitude of techniques to position political parties on various ideological and policy/issue dimensions. So far, however, none of these techniques was able to evolve into a “gold standard” in party positioning. Against this background, one could recently witness the appearance of a new methodology for party positioning tightly connected to the spread of Voting Advice Applications (VAAs), …
Europe’s voting space and the problem of second-order elections: A transnational proposal
This article offers an empirically driven critical consideration of the idea of transnationalising Europe’s voting space, which would mean allowing European citizens to vote for a party from any member state at the European Parliament elections. We argue that such a move would reduce the second-order problem in European elections, as it would force political parties to move away from campaigning solely on national issues. We also claim that it wo…
European parliament elections 1979
First or Second Order Referendums? Understanding the Votes on the EU Constitutional Treaty in Four EU Member States
International audience
Party preferences in the digital age: The impact of voting advice applications
Election campaigns in modern democracies are increasingly affected by the rise of Internet-based information and communication technologies. Here, one of the most significant developments concerns the rapidly spreading ‘voting advice applications’ (VAAs). VAAs help online users to find their parties by matching a series of party positions with the positions taken up by the users themselves. This article analyses whether such tailor-made campaign …
Party adaptation and change and the crisis of democracy
This article is the introduction to a special issue of articles written in honour of Peter Mair. The general theme of the issue is party adaptation and change, which is traced here through an analysis of contributions by Peter Mair as an individual author or with co-authors. The result is an assessment of the current state of the art of what can be cumulatively considered Peter Mair's theory of party adaptation and of the debate it has generated …
Europe’s voting space and the problem of second-order elections: A transnational proposal
This article offers an empirically driven critical consideration of the idea of transnationalising Europe’s voting space, which would mean allowing European citizens to vote for a party from any member state at the European Parliament elections. We argue that such a move would reduce the second-order problem in European elections, as it would force political parties to move away from campaigning solely on national issues. We also claim that it wo…
Party placement in supranational elections: An introduction to the euandi 2014 dataset
Throughout the years, political scientists have devised a multitude of techniques to position political parties on various ideological and policy/issue dimensions. So far, however, none of these techniques was able to evolve into a “gold standard” in party positioning. Against this background, one could recently witness the appearance of a new methodology for party positioning tightly connected to the spread of Voting Advice Applications (VAAs), …
Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Voting (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Democracy (3 works)