Koukal Anna Maria

The Trade-off between Deepening and Broadening of Democracy Lessons from Youth Enfranchisement Publication Archived

Broadening democracy by lowering the voting age is on the politicalagenda in many democratic societies. Previous suffrage extensions suggest that there are systematic differences between what parliaments decide and what voters want with res...

Political Integration of Foreigners How does foreigners suﬀrage impact natives’ attitudes? Publication Archived

Today's world is characterized by globalization and international mobility,yet most democratic participation rights are still tied to traditional forms of citizenship. As a consequence, non-citizen are the largest group without franchise. W...

Enfranchising Foreigners: What Drives Natives’ Willingness to Share Power? Publication Archived

Universal suffrage is a core element for the functioning of democracy. However,with growing international mobility, an increasing share of the resident population has no suffrage. This paper analyzes the conditions under which domestic citi...

Explaining a Paradox of Democracy: The Role of Institutions in Female Enfranchisement Publication Archived

Switzerland is known for its highly developed direct democracy. However, Swiss women were enfranchised at the federal level only in 1971 and in many cantons even later. We analyze the role of direct democracy in the delayed Swiss enfranchis...

How Vatican II influenced female enfranchisement: A story of rapid cultural change Publication Archived

The importance of culture for human behavior is well established in the economic literature. So far, most authors have emphasized the long persistence of cultural traits. In contrast, this paper deals with an important case of a rapid updat...