Articles by Miroslav Nemčok

August 12, 2025

World population boom and stall: have we been here before?

Miroslav Nemčok

As population growth slows, Miroslav Nemčok and Rein Taagepera draw on a striking demographic stall 2,000 years ago that preceded political fragmentation and imperial collapse. What does it mean for today’s institutions — and can modern states withstand the pressures of a post-growth world?

The dilemma of postal voting

Miroslav Nemčok

Postal voting is praised for its ability to lower the costs of electoral participation. However, Miroslav Nemčok and Johanna Peltoniemi argue that postal voting has its limits. If voters doubt their ballots will make it to the ballot box uncompromised, they are unlikely to exercise their democratic right

Miroslav Nemčok

Researcher, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo

Miroslav's research focuses on the foundations of public support for democratic systems; in particular the performance of democratic institutions, welfare state policies, and, more recently, the strains placed on public administration by increasingly complex legislation.

This latest line of research is part of the Horizon Europe-funded project Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies (SUPA).

His articles have appeared in the European Journal of Political Research, Public Management Review, Political Behavior, West European Politics, Electoral Studies, Party Politics, and other leading journals.

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More People, Fewer States: The Past and Future of World Population and Empire Sizes
Cambridge University Press 2024, with Rein Taagepera

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Articles by Miroslav Nemčok

World population boom and stall: have we been here before?

The dilemma of postal voting

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