Download or read book Gallagher Index written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlock the secrets of electoral fairness with the Gallagher Index. This book delves into the key tool used to measure the proportionality of electoral systems. Ideal for political science professionals, students, and enthusiasts, it provides a comprehensive understanding of how votes translate into seats, and reveals the nuances of electoral fairness. Chapters Overview: 1-Gallagher Index-Explore this measure to evaluate vote-share-to-seat allocation. 2-Proportional Representation-Understand the significance of proportionality in representation. 3-Mixed-Member Proportional Representation-Learn about a hybrid system balancing representation and governance. 4-D'Hondt Method-Discover a formula widely used in seat allocation for proportional representation. 5-Sainte-Laguë Method-Examine an alternative approach that favors smaller parties. 6-Electoral Reform in New Zealand-Explore New Zealand’s path to proportional representation. 7-Effective Number of Parties-Learn how this concept helps evaluate electoral system results. 8-Electoral Reform-Broaden your view on global electoral reform trends. 9-Sainte-Laguë Index-Explore this tool for measuring electoral proportionality. 10-Loosemore–Hanby Index-Understand the disparity between votes and seat distribution. 11-First-Past-The-Post Voting-Analyze its effects on representation and political dynamics. 12-Canadian Electoral System-Investigate how the Canadian system impacts political representation. 13-Elections in Canada-Review Canada’s recent elections and their impact on fairness. 14-Electoral System of New Zealand-Learn about New Zealand’s innovative proportional system. 15-Michael Gallagher (Academic)-Discover Gallagher’s contributions to electoral studies. 16-Canadian House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform-Understand this committee’s findings on reform in Canada. 17-Mixed Electoral System-Explore mixed systems that aim to balance representation. 18-2018 British Columbia Electoral Reform Referendum-Analyze this referendum and its impact on BC’s electoral system. 19-Apportionment in the Hellenic Parliament-Examine apportionment methods used in Greece’s Parliament. 20-2005 Devon County Council Election-Review the 2005 election and its role in reform discussions. 21-Next Senedd Election-Look ahead to the next Senedd election and its influence on representation. Gallagher Index is a comprehensive guide offering both theoretical and practical insights that will enhance your understanding of electoral systems and fairness. With expert analysis and detailed breakdowns, this book is an essential resource for anyone invested in political representation.
Download or read book Ruling Capital written by Kevin P. Gallagher and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ruling Capital, Kevin P. Gallagher demonstrates how several emerging market and developing countries (EMDs) managed to reregulate cross-border financial flows in the wake of the global financial crisis, despite the political and economic difficulty of doing so at the national level. Gallagher also shows that some EMDs, particularly the BRICS coalition, were able to maintain or expand their sovereignty to regulate cross-border finance under global economic governance institutions. Gallagher combines econometric analysis with in-depth interviews with officials and interest groups in select emerging markets and policymakers at the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, and the G-20 to explain key characteristics of the global economy. Gallagher develops a theory of countervailing monetary power that shows how emerging markets can counter domestic and international opposition to the regulation of cross-border finance. Although many countries were able to exert countervailing monetary power in the wake of the crisis, such power was not sufficient to stem the magnitude of unstable financial flows that continue to plague the world economy. Drawing on this theory, Gallagher outlines the significant opportunities and obstacles to regulating cross-border finance in the twenty-first century.
Download or read book The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic Countries written by Arend Lijphart and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a book that all scholars of electoral systems or electoral history will need to read, and most will want to own. Much of the historical material reported is not available anywhere else in English, and much of it appears to be first-time reports of primary materials. Quite readable and very well-organized." -Cambridge Univ. Press referee
Download or read book Chancellorsville written by Gary W. Gallagher and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A variety of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign of spring 1863 are explored in this collection of eight original essays. Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and tactics, the contributors address the campaign's broad context and implications and revisit specific battlefield episodes that have in the past been poorly understood. Chancellorsville was a remarkable victory for Robert E. Lee's troops, a fact that had enormous psychological importance for both sides, which had met recently at Fredericksburg and would meet again at Gettysburg in just two months. But the achievement, while stunning, came at an enormous cost: more than 13,000 Confederates became casualties, including Stonewall Jackson, who was wounded by friendly fire and died several days later. The topics covered in this volume include the influence of politics on the Union army, the importance of courage among officers, the impact of the war on children, and the state of battlefield medical care. Other essays illuminate the important but overlooked role of Confederate commander Jubal Early, reassess the professionalism of the Union cavalry, investigate the incident of friendly fire that took Stonewall Jackson's life, and analyze the military and political background of Confederate colonel Emory Best's court-martial on charges of abandoning his men. Contributors Keith S. Bohannon, Pennsylvania State University and Greenville, South Carolina Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia A. Wilson Greene, Petersburg, Virginia John J. Hennessy, Fredericksburg, Virginia Robert K. Krick, Fredericksburg, Virginia James Marten, Marquette University Carol Reardon, Pennsylvania State University James I. Robertson Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Download or read book Representative Government in Modern Europe written by Michael Gallagher and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 2001 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uniting theory and application, the third edition of Representative Government in Modern Europe continues the tradition of previous editions by first examining the themes, debates, developments and structures driving European politics, and then investigating the way in which the theories behind them are manifested, comparing the historical development, distinct interpretations and present condition of several major European governments. A thematically arranged text which introduces readers to current debates among those who analyze European politics, the 3rd edition of Representation Government in Modern Europe delves into the evolution of European politics as we embark on the 21st century. Since the last edition, astonishing changes have occurred on the political scene in Europe. Democratic transformations have taken place throughout the East, along with the emergence of a strong European Union. These two topics, as well as the state of economics in the region, have dominated the previous decade in Europe and are discussed throughout the 3rd edition.
Download or read book Mathematics and Democracy written by Bruno Simeone and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, different quantitative approaches to the study of electoral systems have been developed: game-theoretic, decision-theoretic, statistical, probabilistic, combinatorial, geometric, and optimization ones. All the authors are prominent scholars from these disciplines. Quantitative approaches offer a powerful tool to detect inconsistencies or poor performance in actual systems. Applications to concrete settings such as EU, American Congress, regional, and committee voting are discussed.
Download or read book Why Policy Representation Matters written by Luigi Curini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-12 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elections are a fundamental element of democracy, since elected governments reflect voter preferences. At the same time, it is inevitable that policies pursued by any government closely resemble the preferences of some citizens, while alienating others who hold different views. Previous works have examined how institutional settings facilitate or hinder policy proximity between citizens and governments. Building on their findings, the book explores a series of "so what" questions: how and to what extent does the distance between individual and government positions affect citizens' propensity to vote, protest, believe in democracy, and even feel satisfied with their lives? Using cross-national public opinion data, this book is an original scholarly research which develops theoretically grounded hypotheses to test the effect of citizen-government proximity on three dependent variables. After introducing the data (both public opinion surveys and country-level statistics) and the methodology to be used in subsequent chapters, one chapter each is devoted to how proximity or the absence thereof affects political participation, satisfaction with democracy, and happiness. Differences in political attitudes and behavior between electoral winners and losers, and ideological moderates and radicals, are also discussed in depth.
Download or read book Cellular Automata written by Georgios Ch. Sirakoulis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 875 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Cellular Automata for Research and Industry, ACRI 2012, held in Santorini Island, Greece, in September 2012. The 88 revised papers were carefully selected from numerous submissions. In order to give a perspective in which both theoretical and applicational aspects of cellular automata contribute to the growth of the area, this book mirrors the structure of the conference, grouping the 88 papers into two main parts. The first part collects papers presented as part of the main conference and organized according to six main topics: theoretical results on cellular automata; cellular automata dynamics, control and synchronization; cellular automata and networks; modeling and simulation with cellular automata; cellular automata-based hardware and architectures; codes, pseudorandom number generators and cryptography with cellular automata. The second part of the volume is dedicated to contributions presented during the ACRI 2012 workshops on theoretical advances, specifically asynchronous cellular automata, and challenging application contexts for cellular automata: crowds and CA, traffic and CA, and the satellite Workshop on cellular automata of cancer growth and invasion.
Download or read book Elections and Public Opinion in Turkey written by Ali Çarkoğlu and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume sheds light on the backsliding process of Turkish democratization from the early 2010's until 2018. In addition to historical contextualization, the book analyzes data collected through a nationally representative survey of Turkish voters during the 2018 elections and data available by the Supreme Election Board (YSK) in a pre-and post-election panel design. A more centralized administration of elections that are directly under the control of the central government brought reliability of election results as well as the free and fair nature of the elections in question. Mobilization efforts of the parties, as well as the varying degree of influence of the economy, appear to have simultaneously influential over the vote choices. Yet another factor of potency in shaping the vote choices was the longer-term effects of ideology, conservative values, and hence the party identification. Through the 2018 elections in Turkey, the book provides an excellent glimpse into the dynamics of Turkish politics, society and culture. Targeting students and scholars of Middle Eastern and North African politics, the book is a key resource for any readers interested in the political developments of Turkey, comparative politics, and voting behavior.
Download or read book Politics Canadian Edition written by Larry W. Johnston and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest edition of Politics offers a comprehensive and comparative approach to the essential components of democratic politics in today's states. The book begins by addressing ways of thinking about politics, community, and society, offering broad outlines of political theory in a historical context. Johnston then provides a comparative framework for understanding basic democratic systems which is drawn upon in subsequent sections on institutions, the political process, and governing. The result is an accessible introduction to contemporary democratic politics that is also deeply theoretical and comparative in scope. The fourth edition has been revised throughout and rewritten with a more focused narrative. The student-friendly design incorporates more visuals and sidebars, as well as chapter objectives and a glossary, in order to make the material easily digestible. In addition, a new companion website provides self-study support for students along with a wealth of materials for instructors to draw from when developing lectures, tutorials, assignments, and exams. See www.johnstonpolitics.com for more information.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics written by Jorge M. Fernandes and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics brings together the best scholars in the field offering an unrivalled coverage of the politics (broadly defined) of the country over the past 50 years. The Handbook includes eight sections. First, it looks at the past and present by making an overview of Portuguese political developments since democratization in the 1970s. Second, it looks at political institutions as the building blocks of Portuguese democracy. The third section examines mass politics and voters, that is, a thorough analysis of the demand-side of mass politics. The fourth section turns to the supply side of mass-politics by looking at parties and the party system. The fifth section looks at the Portuguese society by unpacking a plethora of societal aspects with direct implications for politics. The sixth section examines governance and public policies, with a view to understanding how a constellation of public policies has an impact on the quality of governance and in fostering well-being. The seventh section looks at Portugal and the European Union. The eighth and final section unpacks Portuguese foreign policy and defence.
Download or read book Representing Europe s Citizens written by David M. Farrell and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-05-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past 15 years have seen declining public support for European integration, and widespread suggestions that a legitimacy crisis faces the European Union (EU). Many in the EU have believed that this problem could be effectively tackled by vesting greater powers in the European Parliament (EP), the Union's only directly-elected institution. The central argument of this book is that, while considerable efforts have been made to increase the status of the EP, it is in crucial respects a failure as a representative body. This failure is grounded in the manner in which the parliament is elected. The electoral systems used for EP elections in many EU countries are, we argue, actively obstructive of Europe's voters being represented in the way that they are most likely to respond positively towards. While the behaviour of EP members is shaped strongly by the electoral systems under which they are elected (which vary across the 25 member-states of the EU), the electoral systems currently in place push most of them to behave in ways contrary to what citizens desire. Drawing on public opinion data, surveys of MEPs and considerable qualitative interview evidence, we show that the failure of parliamentary representation in the EU has a strong foundation in electoral institutions.
Download or read book Citizens Context and Choice written by Russell J. Dalton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do institutions and electoral systems matter for citizens' electoral choices? This is the first systematic study that attempts to answer this question for contemporary democracies. The book assembles leading electoral researchers to examine citizen choice in over 30 democracies surveyed by the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems.
Download or read book The Italian Parliament in the European Union written by Nicola Lupo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Lisbon Treaty states that national Parliaments shall contribute to a better functioning of the EU. Can they really do it and therefore enrich the European democracy? How far can they extend their original sovereignty without distorting political responsibilities that should be geared upon the European Parliament? The authors analyze the experience of the Italian Parliament under the light of these crucial questions and their exhaustive answers are greatly helpful to the readers of all over Europe." Giuliano Amato, Judge of the Italian Constitutional Court. This important new collection explores the role of the Italian Parliament in the Euro-national parliamentary system as an example of an increased role for national parliaments within the composite European constitutional order. It illustrates how parliamentary interactions within the European Union are highly systematic, with integrated procedures and mutual interdependence between the various institutions and stakeholders. The book argues that this dynamic is vital for both the functioning and the future equilibrium of democracy in the EU. This is significant, particularly given the challenges posed to democracy within the EU institutions and the Member States. Notwithstanding its peculiarities (a symmetrical bicameral system in which both Houses are directly elected, hold the same powers and are linked through a confidence relationship with the government), the Italian Parliament deserves specific attention as a lively active player of the European polity. The grid for its analysis proposed by this collection may also be applied to other national parliaments, so contributing to the development of comparative research in this field.
Download or read book Effective Number of Parties written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the Effective Number of Parties? This book explores the importance of this concept in shaping political systems and governance. It offers a comprehensive analysis of how the effective number of parties impacts democratic processes and electoral systems worldwide. Readers will gain valuable insights into the mechanisms behind electoral systems and their influence on political dynamics. 1: Effective number of parties - Understand its definition and role in political systems. 2: Electoral threshold - Explore how thresholds limit or expand party numbers. 3: Single non-transferable vote - Analyze its impact on party competition. 4: D'Hondt method - Learn how this method affects party representation. 5: Sainte-Laguë method - Study another proportional system and its effects. 6: Largest remainder method - Review how it influences election outcomes. 7: How Democratic Is the American Constitution? - Examine its impact on party systems. 8: Arend Lijphart - Discover his contributions to party systems and consociationalism. 9: Consociationalism - Investigate this approach to managing diverse societies. 10: Gallagher index - Analyze this metric of electoral disproportionality. 11: Plural society - Understand how societal diversity affects party representation. 12: Diversity index - Study the role of diversity in political plurality. 13: Pacification of 1917 - Learn its historical relevance to party systems. 14: Matthew Søberg Shugart - Explore his work on party effectiveness and electoral systems. 15: Electoral system - Review different systems and their impact on party competition. 16: Apparentment - Understand this alliance strategy in elections. 17: Party-list representation in the Philippines - Study the outcomes of this representation model. 18: Loosemore–Hanby index - Explore its role in measuring electoral disproportionality. 19: Apportionment in the Hellenic Parliament - Analyze how seat allocation impacts party numbers. 20: Grigorii Golosov - Review his work on electoral laws and party systems. 21: 2005 Devon County Council election - Examine a case study in party system theory. Whether you’re a scholar or an enthusiast, this book provides deep insights into political systems, making it a crucial resource for anyone interested in the study of party dynamics and electoral processes.
Download or read book Psephology written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-08-07 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the world of elections with "Psephology," a must-have for political enthusiasts. This book covers: Chapters Highlights: - 1: Psephology - The history and methods of electoral analysis. - 2: Opinion Poll - How opinion polling shapes public opinion and electoral outcomes. - 3: Exit Poll - The role of exit polls in real-time predictions and analysis. - 4: Gallagher Index - Measuring electoral disproportionality and fairness. - 5: Psephos - The historical role of Psephos in voting systems. - 6: Sophomore Surge - The effect of incumbency advantages on elections. - 7: Mackerras Pendulum - Predicting electoral swings and seat distributions. - 8: British Polling Council - Ensuring polling accuracy and transparency. - 9: Political Forecasting - Techniques and challenges in predicting outcomes. - 10: Electoral Calculus - Modeling electoral scenarios and seat distributions. - 11: 2004 Venezuelan Recall Referendum - Impact on democratic processes. - 12: 2008 US House Elections in North Carolina - Regional electoral dynamics. - 13: 2008 US House Elections in Pennsylvania - Electoral patterns and trends. - 14: R. B. McCallum - Contributions to electoral analysis. - 15: FiveThirtyEight - Innovations in election forecasting. - 16: 2008 US House Elections in Florida - Regional influences on national politics. - 17: Michael Steed - Scholarly contributions to electoral studies. - 18: Poll Aggregator - Role in interpreting polling data. - 19: Sam Wang - Neuroscience and electoral analysis. - 20: Opinion Polling for the 2017 UK General Election - Accuracy and influence. - 21: Number Cruncher Politics - New methodologies in election forecasting. This book offers in-depth insights for professionals, students, and enthusiasts, equipping readers with essential tools to understand and analyze electoral dynamics.
Download or read book Europeisation of Political Rights written by Agata Dziewulska and published by Agata Dziewulska. This book was released on 2012 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
