Monthly Archives: December 2012

What went wrong with the polls in the last Catalan elections?

by Marc Guinjoan, Associate Professor, Pompeu Fabra University http://elpatidescobert.cat/ What is the story? The 25th of November, Catalans elected their new regional parliament. In my previous blog post on the subject, I pointed out that there was little uncertainty about the results. All opinion polls indeed showed a strong convergence towards a clear repartition of […]

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Winning, Vote Choice, and Satisfaction with Democracy

by Shane Singh, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia http://shanepsingh.com What is the story? People are happier when they win. Those who voted for a winning party, for instance, may experience both tangible and intrinsic benefits associated with victory. The tangible benefit is the election of a party that will advocate for, and potentially pass, policies […]

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