Anthony J. McGann, Charles Anthony Smith, Michael Latner

Gerrymandering in America

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a standard to gauge partisan gerrymandering, which increased after the Supreme Court ruled it a non-justiciable issue.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781107143258
• ISBN-10: 110714325X
• Artikelnr.: 44826221

Autorenporträt

Anthony J. McGann is a Professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde. His research examines the theory and practice of democratic institutions with a focus on electoral systems and the behavior of political parties. He has published The Logic of Democracy and The Radical Right in Western Europe (with Herbert Kitschelt). His articles have been featured in the American Journal of Political Science, the British Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Theoretical Politics, Public Choice, Comparative Political Studies, International Studies Quarterly, Electoral Studies, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Party Politics, and Legislative Studies Quarterly, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The unnoticed revolution
2. The jurisprudence of districting
3. Measuring partisan bias
4. Geographic explanations for partisan bias
5. Political explanations of partisan bias
6. The constitutional implications of Vieth
7. Answering Justice Scalia's challenge to equality: does equal protection imply majority rule?
8. Conclusion: Vieth, majority rule, and one person, one vote.