Electoral Systems: A Comparative Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781403912312 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 288 str.

Irela Dublin 4 David M. Farrell (University College Dublin

Opis

Electoral Systems examines the six principle types of electoral system currently in use in more than seventy of the world's democracies. A common format is adopted throughout, dealing with explanations of how the system operates and its effects on the political system.

Spis treści

The Study of Electoral Systems.- The Single Member Plurality System and its Cousins.- Majority Electoral Systems: Two-Round Systems and the Alternative Vote.- The List Systems of Proportional Representation.- Mixed-Member Systems.- The Single Transferable Vote System of Proportional Representation.- The Consequences of Electoral Systems.- The Politics of Electoral System Design.- Electoral Systems and Electoral Institutions .- Electoral Systems and Stability.

O autorze

DAVID M. FARRELL is Professor of Politics and Head of the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin.