The 29th NISPAcee Annual Conference

The 29th NISPAcee Annual Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 21 - October 23, 2021

Excellent conference. I really enjoyed the papers, speakers, schedule and location and great staff!

D.B., United States, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...relating to public administration and policy. Good opportunities for networking.

N.D., Georgia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

Excellent participants, argument-driven discussions, impartial and supportive Chairs in the Working Group.

D.G., Republic of North Macedonia, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...to detail and I really enjoyed the supportive and encouraging atmosphere there. Thank you!

R.B., Lithuania, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...both in terms of academic quality and logistics, and also social events. It was a true joy.

E.Z., Bulgaria, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...The special programmes were really excellent and we took home many varied experiences.

P.N., Hungary, 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2019, Prague

...Sessions were interesting, scholars were engaging and all the social events were amazing!

B.K., Kazakhstan, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

Excellent organization, excellent food. Compliments to the organizers, they did a wonderful job!

V.J., Netherlands, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

...I must say that the PhD pre-conference seminar was the most useful seminar of my life. Very well...

K.V., Czech Republic, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

... I would even argue that they are the very best - both in terms of scientific content and also entertainment…

P.W., Denmark, 26th NISPAcee Annual Conference 2018, Iasi

An opportunity to learn from other researchers and other countries' experiences on certain topics.

G.A.C., Hungary, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Very well organised, excellent programme and fruitful discussions.

M.M.S., Slovakia, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

The NISPAcee conference remains a very interesting conference.

M.D.V., Netherlands, 25th Conference 2017, Kazan

Thank you for the opportunity to be there, and for the work of the organisers.

D.Z., Hungary, 24th Conference 2016, Zagreb

Well organized, as always. Excellent conference topic and paper selection.

M.S., Serbia, 23rd Conference 2015, Georgia

Perfect conference. Well organised. Very informative.

M.deV., Netherlands, 22nd Conference 2014, Hungary

Excellent conference. Congratulations!

S. C., United States, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

Thanks for organising the pre-conference activity. I benefited significantly!

R. U., Uzbekistan, 19th Conference, Varna 2011

Each information I got, was received perfectly in time!

L. S., Latvia, 21st Conference 2013, Serbia

The Conference was very academically fruitful!

M. K., Republic of Macedonia, 20th Conference 2012, Republic of Macedonia

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 Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program  

for the  29th NISPAcee Annual Conference
  Program Overview
WG1: Local Government (Physical)
Author(s)  Roxana Marin 
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Bucharest  Romania
 
 
 Title  Eroding democratic representation? The electoral scores of the winning candidates in the 2020 local elections in Romania
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Presenter  Roxana Marin
Abstract  
  		 This paper describes and attempts to explain the loss of formal democratic representation in the 2020 local elections, the third electoral test using a single-round voting system. It shows the decrease in turnout in the local elections and the subsequent erosion of the popular support for the winning candidates in the mayoral elections in the capital-cities of the 41 Romanian counties, in Bucharest and its six sectors. It also discusses the perceived impact of the introduction of the plurality voting system in 2011, for the local elections, on the turnout and formal democratic representation (and the legitimacy of the elected mayors). In this respect, it draws comparisons based on the turnout in the previous electoral tests (2016, 2012, 2008, 2004), to evaluate the extent of progressive erosion of popular support of the elected mayor. In order to explain low turnout and low electoral representation of the winning candidate, the paper links the electoral score of the winning candidate (i.e., the winning percentage relative to the total number of possible votes) to population size, unemployment rate and the proportion of senior voters within the municipality, to the budgetary magnitude, to the incumbency of the winning candidate, the electoral margin, the number of candidates, and the existence of “safe constituencies”.
The paper ventures a series of tentative conclusions concerning the perceived declining turnout and the declining actual electoral score of the winning candidate at the local level. From the data analysis, it appears that one cannot link the two abovementioned trends to the introduction of one-round, plurality voting system in 2011.