About

Michael Drašar is PhD student of political science and research assistant at Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University. His dissertation is focused of non-partisanship in presidential elections in Europe after 1989. He tries to understand the relationship between electoral results of non-partisan candidates and characteristics of the state (e.g. institutional, partisan, economic etc.). He also focuses on topics of , elections, electoral behaviour, presidential studies, quantitative methodology, electoral and constitutional systems, especially in Central European area.

Research Interests

Europe (Central and Eastern), Cleavages, Comparative Politics, Constitutions, Elections, Executives, Parliaments, Political Parties, Referendums and Initiatives, Representation, Voting, Coalition, Party Members, Quantitative, Regression, Comparative Perspective, Electoral Behaviour, Party Systems, Political Regime, Voting Behaviour, LGBTQI

Current/Upcoming Events

Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Central and East European Politics
• Comparative Political Institutions
• Presidential Politics
• Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour in a Comparative Perspective
• Parliaments
• Political Parties
• Voting Advice Applications