Articles by Miroslav Nemčok

March 30, 2023

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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