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The politics of electoral systems / edited by Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell.

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

10. Germany: Stability and Strategy in a Mixed-Member Proportional System / Thomas Saalfeld 11. Hungary: Holding back the Tiers / Kenneth Benoit 12. Italy: A Case of Fragmented Bipolarism / Roberto D'Alimonte 13. Japan: Haltingly Toward a Two-Party System / Steven R. Reed 14. New Zealand: The Consolidation of Reform? / Jack Vowles 15. Russia: The Authoritarian Adaptation of an Electoral System / Stephen White IV. Closed-List Systems 16. Israel: The Politics of an Extreme Electoral System / Gideon Rahat and Reuven Y. Hazan 17. South Africa: One Party Dominance Despite Perfect Proportionality / Amanda Gouws and Paul Mitchell 18. Spain: Proportional Representation with Majoritarian Outcomes / Jonathan Hopkin V. Preferential List Systems and PR-STV 19. Austria: A Complex Electoral System with Subtle Effects / Wolfgang C. M�uller 20. Belgium: Empowering Voters or Party Elites? / Lieven De Winter 21^ixed Systems

Chile: The Unexpected (and Expected) Consequences of Electoral Engineering / Peter M. Siavelis 22. Denmark: Simplicity Embedded in Complexity (or Is it the Other Way Round?) / Jorgen Elklit 23. Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude / Tapio. Raunio 24. The Netherlands: The Sanctity of Proportionality / Rudy B. Andeweg 25. Ireland: The Discreet Charm of PR-STV / Michael Gallagher.

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