Title:Internet Voting in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Estonia
Author(s):ALVAREZ, Michael R.; HALL, Thad E.; TRECHSEL, Alexander H.Date:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Several countries have conducted Internet voting trials in binding public elections over the past decade, including Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. However, Estonia—a former Soviet republic and now ...
Title:Internet voting in Estonia - A comparative analysis of four elections since 2005. Report for the Council of Europe
Author(s):TRECHSEL, Alexander H.; VASSIL, Kristjan; [et al.]Date:2010Type of Publication:Technical ReportAbstract:Recent decade has seen an increasing interest in Internet voting from the scholarly point of view as well as form the perspective of policy makers. Some have argued that the introduction of e-voting breaks down the barriers ...
Title:Introduction to the Special Issue on the Evolution of Institutions
Author(s):BLYTH, Mark; HODGSON, Geoffrey M.; LEWIS, Orion; STEINMO, SvenDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:How can evolutionary ideas be applied to the study of social and political institutions? Charles Darwin identified the mechanisms of variation, selection and retention. He emphasized that evolutionary change depends on the ...
Title:Introduction. The Shadow of Hierarchy and New Modes of Governance
Author(s):HERITIER, Adrienne; LEHMKUHL, DirkDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This special issue about sectoral governance in the shadow of hierarchy focuses on two sets of questions. Firstly, do new modes of sectoral governance in themselves contribute to the efficacy of policymaking or do they ...
Title:Introduction: Contested Competences in the European Union
Author(s):FARRELL, Henry; HERITIER, AdrienneDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this article, we set out an approach to European Union politics that seeks to explain its development using theories of institutional change. In contrast to dominant theories which assume that the Treaties, the governing ...
Title:Introduction: devolution and public policy in comparative perspective
Author(s):KEATING, Michael; MCEWEN, NicolaDate:2005Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Devolution has transferred important policy competences to sub-state levels in Europe but there has been little research on the effect of this on policy choices. Studies of the United Kingdom, Spain and Belgium illustrate ...
Title:Introduction: How does race 'count' in fighting discrimination in Europe?
Author(s):GRIGOLO, Michele; HERMANIN, Costanza; MOSCHEL, MathiasDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:As opposed to the American and British reality, most European countries have adopted a position towards ethno-racial discrimination which could be summarized as attempting to fight ‘racism without races’. This piece outlines ...