This ground-breaking book is the first in over 20 years to examine the operation of electoral systems in 22 countries. This thoroughly comparative volume containing contributions from world-class experts seeks to place often highly technical debates about electoral systems in their real national contexts.
This ground-breaking book is the first in over 20 years to examine the operation of electoral systems in 22 countries. This thoroughly comparative volume containing contributions from world-class experts seeks to place often highly technical debates about electoral systems in their real national contexts.
Michael Gallagher is Professor of Comparative Politics at Trinity College, University of Dublin. He has also been a visiting Professor at New York University and at City University of Hong Kong. His research has covered various aspects of elections, electoral systems and political parties in a comparative context. Paul Mitchell: Graduated with a PhD in political science from the European University Institute, in Florence, Italy. After teaching at University College Galway and Queen's University Belfast, he joined the LSE in 2000 where he teaches party competition and research methods. During 2000/01 Mitchell was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at Harvard University. He is currently working on an ESRC funded study of the 2003 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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* Foreword * Part 1: Introduction: Electoral Systems and Electoral Systems Research * 1: Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell: Introduction to Electoral Systems * 2: Matthew Søberg Shugart: Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation of a Field and New Challenges Ahead * 3: Richard S. Katz: Why are There so many (or so few) Electoral Reforms? * Part 2: Single-Member Constituency Systems * 4: David M. Farrell and Ian McAllister: Australia: The Alternative vote in a Compliant Political Culture * 5: Louis Massicotte: Canada: Sticking to First-past-the-Post, for the Time Being * 6: Robert Elgie: France: Stacking the Deck * 7: Anthony Heath, Siana Glouharova, and Oliver Heath: India: Two-Party Contests Within a Multi-Party System * 8: Paul Mitchell: United Kingdom: Plurality Rule Under Siege * 9: Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Jennifer Van Heerde: United States of America: Perpetual Campaigning in the Absence of Competition * Part 3: Mixed Systems * 10: Thomas Saalfeld: Germany: Stability and Strategy in a Mixed-Member Proportional System * 11: Kenneth Benoit: Hungary: Holding Back the Tiers * 12: Roberto D'Alimonte: Italy: A Case of Fragmented Bipolarism * 13: Steven R. Reed: Japan: Haltingly Toward a Two-Party System * 14: Jack Vowles: New Zealand: The Consolidation of Reform? * 15: Stephen White: Russia: The Authoritarian Adaptation of an Electoral System * Part 4: Closed List Systems * 16: Gideon Rahat and Reuven Y. Hazan: Israel: The Politics of Extreme Proportionality * 17: Amanda Gouws and Paul Mitchell: South Africa: One Party Dominance Despite Perfect Proportionality * 18: Jonathan Hopkin: Spain: Proportional Representation with Majoritarian Outcomes * Part 5: Preferential List Systems and PR-STV * 19: Wolfgang C. Müller: Austria: A Complex Electoral System with Subtle Effects * 20: Lieven De Winter: Belgium: Empowering Voters or Party Elites? * 21: Peter Siavelis: Chile: The Unexpected (and Expected) Consequences of Electoral Engineering * 22: Jørgen Elklit: Denmark: Simplicity Embedded in Complexity (or Is it the Other Way Round?) * 23: Tapio Raunio: Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude * 24: Rudy B. Andeweg: The Netherlands: The Sanctity of Proportionality * 25: Michael Gallagher: Ireland: The Discreet Charm of PR-STV * Part 6: Conclusion * 26: Michael Gallagher: Conclusion * Appendix A - The Mechanics of Electoral Systems * Appendix B - Indices of Fragmentation and Disproportionality * Appendix C: Effective Threshold and Effective District Magnitude * Appendix D: Values of Indices for 22 Countries at Most Recent Election * Appendix E: Web Sites Related to Elections, Election Results, and Electoral Systems
* Foreword * Part 1: Introduction: Electoral Systems and Electoral Systems Research * 1: Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell: Introduction to Electoral Systems * 2: Matthew Søberg Shugart: Comparative Electoral Systems Research: The Maturation of a Field and New Challenges Ahead * 3: Richard S. Katz: Why are There so many (or so few) Electoral Reforms? * Part 2: Single-Member Constituency Systems * 4: David M. Farrell and Ian McAllister: Australia: The Alternative vote in a Compliant Political Culture * 5: Louis Massicotte: Canada: Sticking to First-past-the-Post, for the Time Being * 6: Robert Elgie: France: Stacking the Deck * 7: Anthony Heath, Siana Glouharova, and Oliver Heath: India: Two-Party Contests Within a Multi-Party System * 8: Paul Mitchell: United Kingdom: Plurality Rule Under Siege * 9: Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Jennifer Van Heerde: United States of America: Perpetual Campaigning in the Absence of Competition * Part 3: Mixed Systems * 10: Thomas Saalfeld: Germany: Stability and Strategy in a Mixed-Member Proportional System * 11: Kenneth Benoit: Hungary: Holding Back the Tiers * 12: Roberto D'Alimonte: Italy: A Case of Fragmented Bipolarism * 13: Steven R. Reed: Japan: Haltingly Toward a Two-Party System * 14: Jack Vowles: New Zealand: The Consolidation of Reform? * 15: Stephen White: Russia: The Authoritarian Adaptation of an Electoral System * Part 4: Closed List Systems * 16: Gideon Rahat and Reuven Y. Hazan: Israel: The Politics of Extreme Proportionality * 17: Amanda Gouws and Paul Mitchell: South Africa: One Party Dominance Despite Perfect Proportionality * 18: Jonathan Hopkin: Spain: Proportional Representation with Majoritarian Outcomes * Part 5: Preferential List Systems and PR-STV * 19: Wolfgang C. Müller: Austria: A Complex Electoral System with Subtle Effects * 20: Lieven De Winter: Belgium: Empowering Voters or Party Elites? * 21: Peter Siavelis: Chile: The Unexpected (and Expected) Consequences of Electoral Engineering * 22: Jørgen Elklit: Denmark: Simplicity Embedded in Complexity (or Is it the Other Way Round?) * 23: Tapio Raunio: Finland: One Hundred Years of Quietude * 24: Rudy B. Andeweg: The Netherlands: The Sanctity of Proportionality * 25: Michael Gallagher: Ireland: The Discreet Charm of PR-STV * Part 6: Conclusion * 26: Michael Gallagher: Conclusion * Appendix A - The Mechanics of Electoral Systems * Appendix B - Indices of Fragmentation and Disproportionality * Appendix C: Effective Threshold and Effective District Magnitude * Appendix D: Values of Indices for 22 Countries at Most Recent Election * Appendix E: Web Sites Related to Elections, Election Results, and Electoral Systems
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