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The 23 pages that link to Political accountability, each with the reason it gives.

• DemocracyRelated: Elections and public scrutiny can make decision-makers answerable to citizens.

• Liberal democracyRelated: Elections and oversight give citizens means to sanction governing officials.

• Coalition governmentRelated: Shared responsibility can make it harder to identify which coalition partner is answerable for outcomes.

• Representative democracyRelated: Elections let citizens reward or remove representatives for their record in office.

• Political corruptionRelated: Accountability determines whether officials can be investigated and sanctioned for abuses.

• DemocratizationRelated: Democratization can make rulers answerable to citizens and oversight bodies.

• Democratic LegitimacyRelated: Accountability lets citizens judge whether delegated authority remains justified.

• ClientelismRelated: Personalized exchanges can redirect accountability from public rules toward patrons and clients.

• Party systemRelated: Party competition can clarify responsibility for government performance—or diffuse it among partners.

• Democratic deficitRelated: Weak accountability lets decision-makers act without effective scrutiny or sanction.

• GovernmentRelated: Accountability helps constrain officials who wield public authority.

• Recall electionNarrower topic: Recall makes the possibility of early removal a direct form of accountability.

• Limited governmentRelated: Accountability gives citizens and institutions ways to respond when officials breach limits.

• Francis FukuyamaRelated: Fukuyama treats accountability as a necessary counterweight to state power.

• Independent politicianRelated: Without a party label, voters may have fewer party-based cues for judging an independent’s record.

• Political apathyRelated: Participation helps make officials answerable; apathy can weaken that pressure.

• Term limitRelated: Limits can reduce dependence on voters while also restricting their choice of representatives.

• The Open Society and Its EnemiesRelated: Accountability offers a nonviolent means to remove or correct failing governments.

• Jeremy PaxmanRelated: Paxman’s interviews made demands for direct answers a visible part of political broadcasting.

• PoliticianRelated: Elections, oversight, and public scrutiny constrain politicians' use of authority.

• Christine KeelerCompared with: Keeler’s notoriety often overshadowed the more consequential question of Profumo’s conduct in office.

• Government (form of rule)Related: Different systems create different routes for holding governing officials to account.

• ParticracyRelated: Party control can blur whether voters should hold individual officials or party leadership responsible.