💡Key findings:
1️⃣More attention to issues where municipalities have more legal leeway
2️⃣Effect is moderated by municipalities' financial constraints
doi.org/10.1111/spsr...
💡Key findings:
1️⃣More attention to issues where municipalities have more legal leeway
2️⃣Effect is moderated by municipalities' financial constraints
doi.org/10.1111/spsr...
But they also raise normative questions:
📉 Are some districts systematically underrepresented?
🧑🤝🧑 Do poorer areas receive less attention?
Lots of room for future research.
But they also raise normative questions:
📉 Are some districts systematically underrepresented?
🧑🤝🧑 Do poorer areas receive less attention?
Lots of room for future research.
– Their voters are concentrated
– Their councillors may live
– They stand to gain electorally
Local politics is strategic—just like national politics.
– Their voters are concentrated
– Their councillors may live
– They stand to gain electorally
Local politics is strategic—just like national politics.
They strategically focus on:
✅ Districts where they have strong electoral support
✅ When their voter base is highly localized
✅ When the electoral system uses districts (vs. citywide) voting
They strategically focus on:
✅ Districts where they have strong electoral support
✅ When their voter base is highly localized
✅ When the electoral system uses districts (vs. citywide) voting
➡️ Why? Because city politics is inherently spatial—from potholes to park plans.
➡️ Why? Because city politics is inherently spatial—from potholes to park plans.
We automatically detect geographic references in questions using Wikipedia & OpenStreetMap data.
💡 Key finding:
➡️ Nearly half of all PQs reference a specific geographic location.
We automatically detect geographic references in questions using Wikipedia & OpenStreetMap data.
💡 Key finding:
➡️ Nearly half of all PQs reference a specific geographic location.
Most research on geographic representation focuses on national parliaments & individual MPs.
But local politics might be where geography matters most.
So we ask: Do parties represent *specific districts* more often and why?
Most research on geographic representation focuses on national parliaments & individual MPs.
But local politics might be where geography matters most.
So we ask: Do parties represent *specific districts* more often and why?