The politics of electoral systems /
The politics of electoral systems /
edited by Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- 662 pages
Introduction: Electoral Systems and Electoral Systems Research Introduction to Electoral Systems / Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation of a Field and New Challenges Ahead / Why are There so Many (or so Few) Electoral Reforms? / Australia: The Alternative Vote in a Compliant Political Culture / Canada: Sticking to First-Past-the-Post, for the Time Being / France: Stacking the Deck / India: Two-Party Contests within a Multiparty System / The United Kingdom: Plurality Rule under Siege / The United States of America: Perpetual Campaigning in the Absence of Competition / Mixed Systems Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell Matthew Soberg Shugart Richard S. Katz David M. Farrell and lan McAllister Louis Massicotte Robert Elgie Anthony Heath, Siana Glouharova and Oliver Heath Paul Mitchell Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Jennifer Van Heerde I. 1. 2. 3. II. Single-Member Constituency Systems 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. III. Germany: Stability and Strategy in a Mixed-Member Proportional System / Hungary: Holding back the Tiers / Italy: A Case of Fragmented Bipolarism / Japan: Haltingly Toward a Two-Party System / New Zealand: The Consolidation of Reform? / Russia: The Authoritarian Adaptation of an Electoral System / Closed-List Systems Israel: The Politics of an Extreme Electoral System / South Africa: One Party Dominance Despite Perfect Proportionality / Spain: Proportional Representation with Majoritarian Outcomes / Preferential List Systems and PR-STV Austria: A Complex Electoral System with Subtle Effects / Belgium: Empowering Voters or Party Elites? / Thomas Saalfeld Kenneth Benoit Roberto D'Alimonte Steven R. Reed Jack Vowles Stephen White Gideon Rahat and Reuven Y. Hazan Amanda Gouws and Paul Mitchell Jonathan Hopkin Wolfgang C. M�uller Lieven De Winter 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. IV. 16. 17. 18. V. 19. 20. 21^ixed Systems Chile: The Unexpected (and Expected) Consequences of Electoral Engineering / Denmark: Simplicity Embedded in Complexity (or Is it the Other Way Round?) / Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude / The Netherlands: The Sanctity of Proportionality / Ireland: The Discreet Charm of PR-STV / Peter M. Siavelis Jorgen Elklit Tapio. Raunio Rudy B. Andeweg Michael Gallagher. 22. 23. 24. 25.
9780199238675 0199238677
Elections.
Elections.
Introduction: Electoral Systems and Electoral Systems Research Introduction to Electoral Systems / Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation of a Field and New Challenges Ahead / Why are There so Many (or so Few) Electoral Reforms? / Australia: The Alternative Vote in a Compliant Political Culture / Canada: Sticking to First-Past-the-Post, for the Time Being / France: Stacking the Deck / India: Two-Party Contests within a Multiparty System / The United Kingdom: Plurality Rule under Siege / The United States of America: Perpetual Campaigning in the Absence of Competition / Mixed Systems Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell Matthew Soberg Shugart Richard S. Katz David M. Farrell and lan McAllister Louis Massicotte Robert Elgie Anthony Heath, Siana Glouharova and Oliver Heath Paul Mitchell Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Jennifer Van Heerde I. 1. 2. 3. II. Single-Member Constituency Systems 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. III. Germany: Stability and Strategy in a Mixed-Member Proportional System / Hungary: Holding back the Tiers / Italy: A Case of Fragmented Bipolarism / Japan: Haltingly Toward a Two-Party System / New Zealand: The Consolidation of Reform? / Russia: The Authoritarian Adaptation of an Electoral System / Closed-List Systems Israel: The Politics of an Extreme Electoral System / South Africa: One Party Dominance Despite Perfect Proportionality / Spain: Proportional Representation with Majoritarian Outcomes / Preferential List Systems and PR-STV Austria: A Complex Electoral System with Subtle Effects / Belgium: Empowering Voters or Party Elites? / Thomas Saalfeld Kenneth Benoit Roberto D'Alimonte Steven R. Reed Jack Vowles Stephen White Gideon Rahat and Reuven Y. Hazan Amanda Gouws and Paul Mitchell Jonathan Hopkin Wolfgang C. M�uller Lieven De Winter 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. IV. 16. 17. 18. V. 19. 20. 21^ixed Systems Chile: The Unexpected (and Expected) Consequences of Electoral Engineering / Denmark: Simplicity Embedded in Complexity (or Is it the Other Way Round?) / Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude / The Netherlands: The Sanctity of Proportionality / Ireland: The Discreet Charm of PR-STV / Peter M. Siavelis Jorgen Elklit Tapio. Raunio Rudy B. Andeweg Michael Gallagher. 22. 23. 24. 25.
9780199238675 0199238677
Elections.
Elections.