Journal article
Electoral incumbency advantages and the introduction of fixed parliamentary terms in the UK
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Can fixing the parliamentary term be expected to reduce electoral incumbency advantages? The UK’s 2011, Fixed-term Parliaments Act aims to prevent incumbents from scheduling early elections for political benefit. Yet, the view that flexible election timing gives incumbents an unfair advantage remains contested. The literature on opportunistic election calling – including the signalling effects of this strategy and the competence of governments that select it – lends support to both sides in t...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications Publisher's website
- Journal:
- British Journal of Politics and International Relations Journal website
- Volume:
- 20
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 303-322
- Publication date:
- 2018-01-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-10-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1467-856X
- ISSN:
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1369-1481
- Source identifiers:
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738010
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- pubs:738010
- Deposit date:
- 2017-10-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Schleiter and Belu
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017 The Authors. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from SAGE at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148117739858
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