Download or read book Putting a Human Face on Proportional Representation with Mixed member Electoral Systems written by Thomas Carl Lundberg and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mixed Member Proportional Representation written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mixed Member Proportional Representation" is an essential addition to the "Political Science" series, exploring the hybrid electoral system that merges single-member districts with proportional representation. This combination ensures both fairness and enhanced representation, reshaping political landscapes in various democracies. Chapters Overview: 1-Understand the core of mixed-member proportional representation, its structure, and function. 2-Explore proportional representation and its role in fair elections. 3-Discover the additional member system and its balance in representation. 4-Learn about overhang seats and their effect on parliamentary makeup. 5-Study New Zealand’s pivotal electoral reform and its use of this system. 6-Compare parallel voting systems and their distinction from mixed-member proportional representation. 7-Analyze the 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum and its implications. 8-Investigate New Zealand’s electoral system and its practical outcomes. 9-Review the results of the 2011 New Zealand voting system referendum. 10-Examine Germany’s successful use of mixed-member proportional representation. 11-Understand the broader importance of electoral reform in shaping democratic systems. 12-Gain insights into various electoral systems and their comparative strengths. 13-Discover Italy’s scorporo electoral mechanism. 14-Learn about dual-member proportional representation and its unique approach. 15-Explore the impact of mixed electoral systems in democratic enhancement. 16-Study the 2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum. 17-Investigate rural–urban proportional representation and its effect on diverse regions. 18-Delve into Germany’s State Parliament and its use of this electoral system. 19-Understand the mixed single vote and its role in elections. 20-Learn about the mixed ballot transferable vote and its benefits. 21-Explore the characteristics of mixed-member majoritarian representation. This comprehensive guide is ideal for professionals, students, and enthusiasts interested in the intricacies of electoral systems. It provides in-depth insights into the practical applications and impact of mixed-member proportional representation, offering answers to important questions surrounding modern electoral reforms.
Download or read book Proportional Representation written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the shortened version of your text, keeping it within the required character limits: Unlock the Power of Fair Representation in Political Science with "Proportional Representation" This comprehensive guide dives into the world of proportional representation systems, offering insights into electoral fairness, party dynamics, and governance. Perfect for political science professionals, students, and anyone keen on understanding the role of fair representation in shaping political landscapes. 1-Proportional Representation-Uncover the key principles and variations of proportional systems aimed at fairness. 2-Single Transferable Vote-Learn how the Single Transferable Vote reflects voter preferences more accurately. 3-Single Non-Transferable Vote-Understand the strategic importance of Single Non-Transferable Vote in seat allocation. 4-Additional Member System-Explore this hybrid system blending proportional and majoritarian elements. 5-Mixed-Member Proportional Representation-Study the challenges and benefits of this hybrid system. 6-First-Past-The-Post Voting-Examine its simplicity and potential for skewing results compared to proportional systems. 7-Electoral Reform in New Zealand-Analyze New Zealand's transition to a proportional electoral system. 8-Parallel Voting-Explore the combination of proportional and majoritarian elements in Parallel Voting. 9-Electoral District-Delve into how electoral districts impact proportional representation. 10-Issues Affecting Single Transferable Vote-Learn about the criticisms and ongoing debates regarding this system. 11-Multiple Non-Transferable Vote-Understand its impact on election outcomes and voter strategy. 12-Electoral Reform-Study global efforts to achieve more equitable representation through reform. 13-Semi-Proportional Representation-Discover systems attempting to balance proportional and majoritarian features. 14-Electoral System-Explore various electoral systems and their influence on democratic governance. 15-Dual-Member Proportional Representation-Examine the potential of this innovative system for enhancing fairness. 16-Mixed Electoral System-Compare systems that integrate both proportional and majoritarian methods. 17-2018 British Columbia Electoral Reform Referendum-Reflect on this pivotal moment for proportional representation in Canada. 18-Rural–Urban Proportional Representation-Investigate how geographic disparities are addressed in proportional systems. 19-Mixed Single Vote-Study how this system merges plurality and proportional elements. 20-Mixed Ballot Transferable Vote-Explore this innovative approach to proportional voting. 21-Mixed-Member Majoritarian Representation-Learn about this system's balance of majoritarian and proportional features. This book answers common questions about proportional representation, offering far more value than its price through in-depth analysis and validation. Dive deep into this key area of political science and enhance your understanding of electoral systems.
Download or read book Proportional Representation written by John H. Humphreys and published by London : Methuen & Company, Limited. This book was released on 1911 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mixed Member Electoral Systems The Best of Both Worlds written by Matthew Shugart and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mixed-member electoral systems may well be the electoral reform of the 21st century. In the view of many electoral reformers, mixed systems offer the best of both the traditional British single-seat district system and PR systems. This book seeks to evaluate: why these systems have recently appealed to many countries with diverse electoral histories; and how well expectations for these systems have been met. - ;Mixed-member electoral systems may well be the electoral reform of the 21st century. In the view of many electoral reformers, mixed-member systems offer the best of both the traditional British single-seat district system and PR systems. This book seeks to evaluate: why mixed-member systems have recently appealed to many countries with diverse electoral histories; and how well expectations for these systems have been met. Each major country, which has adopted a mixed system thus, has two chapters in this book, one on origins and one on consequences. These countries are Germany, New Zealand, Italy, Israel, Japan, Venezuela, Bolivia, Mexico, Hungary, and Russia. In addition, there are also chapters on the prospects for a mixed-member system being adopted in Britain and Canada, respectively. The material presented suggests that mixed-member systems have been largely successful thus far. They appear to be more likely than most other electoral systems to generate two-bloc party systems, without in the process reducing minor parties to insignificance. In addition, they are more likely than any other class of electoral system to simultaneously generate local accountability as well as a nationally-oriented party system. Mixed-member electoral systems have now joined majoritarian and proportional systems as basic options which must be considered whenever electoral systems are designed or redesigned. Such a development represents a fundamental change in thinking about electoral systems around the world. - ;An important and timely contribution ... an excellent reference book that provides unique and extensive coverage of a diverse range of cases. - Japanese Journal of Political Science;The book provides a useful classification of some electoral system elements in two dimensions: inter-party (majoritarian vs. proportional) and intra-party (candidates vs. parties dominance), as well as ten single-country good reading studies. - West European Politics;The core of the book, especially the section on how MMP systems came to be introduced in the ten case study countries, will have lasting value for its detail ... the editors' contributions are excellent: they have done much more than simply collate a series of chapters. As a whole, the book will provide an important reference work for the study of what, in their words, 'might prove to be the electoral reform of the twenty-first century'. - Representation
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems written by Erik S. Herron and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 1017 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No subject is more central to the study of politics than elections. All across the globe, elections are a focal point for citizens, the media, and politicians long before--and sometimes long after--they occur. Electoral systems, the rules about how voters' preferences are translated into election results, profoundly shape the results not only of individual elections but also of many other important political outcomes, including party systems, candidate selection, and policy choices. Electoral systems have been a hot topic in established democracies from the UK and Italy to New Zealand and Japan. Even in the United States, events like the 2016 presidential election and court decisions such as Citizens United have sparked advocates to promote change in the Electoral College, redistricting, and campaign-finance rules. Elections and electoral systems have also intensified as a field of academic study, with groundbreaking work over the past decade sharpening our understanding of how electoral systems fundamentally shape the connections among citizens, government, and policy. This volume provides an in-depth exploration of the origins and effects of electoral systems.
Download or read book Electoral System Design written by Andrew Reynolds and published by Stockholm : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. This book was released on 2005 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Download or read book Proportional Representation and the Constituency Role in Britain written by Thomas Carl Lundberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-04-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lundberg critically examines the claim that party list-elected members of Britain's devolved assemblies, in Wales and Scotland, are somehow 'second-class' representatives. Although list-elected representatives in Britain have a different constituency role, these representatives add an important element of pluralism to Britain's politics.
Download or read book Parliament the Mirror of the Nation written by Gregory Conti and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-04-25 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The notion of 'representative democracy' seems unquestionably familiar today, but how did the Victorians understand democracy, parliamentary representation, and diversity?
Download or read book Reflecting All of Us written by Robert Richie and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1999-01-14 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively dialogue on the power of electoral reform to strengthen our democratic institutions Scholars, critics, reformers, politicians, and activists have for years asked why Americans are so uninvolved in the political process. Minority underrepresentation, the marginalization of progressive voices, the exclusion of the poor-these and other serious problems appear everywhere, from the pages of national newspapers to MTV. Robert Richie and Steven Hill offer a powerful solution, one currently in practice in many parts of the world, including places in the U.S.: proportional representation. They demonstrate that unlike the winner-takes-all system, which always leaves the losers completely unrepresented, proportional representation gives all points of view a political voice; it works by giving citizens multiple votes or the right to vote for more than one candidate, or by giving political parties power according to percentages of votes received. Esteemed thinkers-Cynthia McKinney, John Ferejohn, E. Joshua Rosenkrantz, Gary W. Cox, Daniel Cantor, Ross Mirkarimi, Anthony Thig penn, and Pamela S. Karlan-respond in essays discussing the forms proportional representation could take to operate best in the U.S. Their contributions underscore the concept at the heart of this book: the more people invested in the political process, the more democratic-and reflective of all of us-our system becomes. NEW DEMOCRACY FORUM: A series of short paperback originals exploring creative solutions to our most urgent national concerns. The series editors (for Boston Review), Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers, aim to foster politically engaged, intellectually honest, and morally serious debate about fundamental issues-both on and off the agenda of conventional politics.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems written by Erik S. Herron and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 1017 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No subject is more central to the study of politics than elections. Electoral systems--the rules about how voters' preferences are translated into election results--profoundly shape important political outcomes, including party systems, candidate selection, and policy choices. This volume provides an in-depth exploration of the origins and effects of electoral systems.
Download or read book Electoral Systems and the Protection and Participation of Minorities written by Andrew Reynolds and published by Computer Science Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2006 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes statistical tables.
Download or read book Electoral Reform and National Security in Japan written by Amy Catalinac and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-25 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that Japanese politicians pay more attention to security issues nowadays because of the electoral reform.
Download or read book Political Representation and European Union Governance written by Peter Mair and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book confronts and discusses different conceptions of political representation with respect to their application to the system of multi-level governance in the European Union. Political representation is an essentially contested concept. Its meaning has evolved with the development of representative democracy at the level of the nation state, and normative theories of political representation often evolved as a reflection on developing practices rather than the other way around. Since the EU is not a conventional nation state, and since the effectiveness and legitimacy of classic notions of political representation at the level of the national state has also become a matter of dispute, the EU has become a playground for the development of alternative or additional conceptions of democracy. The contributions to this volume evaluate these alternative conceptions with regard to both their effectiveness and their legitimacy, and combine both conceptual and empirical analyses. This book was based on a special issue of Journal of European Public Policy.
Download or read book Electoral Management Design written by Alan Wall and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building trust and professionalism in the management of electoral processes remains a major challenge for Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs), institutions and/or bodies responsible for managing elections. The 'credibility gap' - the diminished public confidence in the integrity and diligence for many electoral institutions and their activities - is a common problem for EMBs around the world. Many EMBs face basic design questions as they seek to work better: how should EMBs be structured to ensure that they can act independently? How do EMBs relate to stakeholders such as the media, political parties and donors? How can EMBs evaluate their performance and use experience to build sustainable elections? "The Electoral Management Design Handbook" is written for electoral administrators, electoral administration designers and other practitioners involved in building professional, sustainable and cost-effective electoral administrations which can deliver legitimate and credible free and fair elections. It is a comparative study that shares best practices and know-how from around the world on financing, structuring and evaluation of Electoral Management Bodies
Download or read book Electoral Engineering written by Pippa Norris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Kosovo to Kabul, the last decade witnessed growing interest in ?electoral engineering?. Reformers have sought to achieve either greater government accountability through majoritarian arrangements or wider parliamentary diversity through proportional formula. Underlying the normative debates are important claims about the impact and consequences of electoral reform for political representation and voting behavior. The study compares and evaluates two broad schools of thought, each offering contracting expectations. One popular approach claims that formal rules define electoral incentives facing parties, politicians and citizens. By changing these rules, rational choice institutionalism claims that we have the capacity to shape political behavior. Alternative cultural modernization theories differ in their emphasis on the primary motors driving human behavior, their expectations about the pace of change, and also their assumptions about the ability of formal institutional rules to alter, rather than adapt to, deeply embedded and habitual social norms and patterns of human behavior.
Download or read book Handbook of Electoral System Choice written by Josep Colomer and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12-17 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topic of electoral reform is an extremely timely one. The accelerated expansion of the number of new democracies in the world generates increasing demands for advice on the choice of electoral rules; at the same time, a new reformism in well established democracies seeks new formulas favoring both more representative institutions and more accountable rulers. This book addresses the theoretical and comparative issues of electoral reform in relation to democratization, political strategies in established democracies and the relative performance of different electoral systems. Case studies on virtually every major democracy or democratizing country in the world are included.
