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Electoral Systems and Political Context
Robert G. MoserEthan Scheiner
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How the Effects of Rules Vary Across New and Established Democracies
出版Cambridge University Press, 2012-09-28
主題Political Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Comparative PoliticsPolitical Science / Political Process / Campaigns & ElectionsPolitical Science / Political Process / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy
ISBN11395770349781139577038
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=tlMhAwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Electoral Systems and Political Context illustrates how political and social context conditions the effects of electoral rules. The book examines electoral behavior and outcomes in countries that use 'mixed-member' electoral systems – where voters cast one ballot for a party list under proportional representation (PR) and one for a candidate in a single member district (SMD). Based on comparisons of outcomes under the two different rules used in mixed-member systems, the book highlights how electoral systems' effects – especially strategic voting, the number of parties and women's representation – tend to be different in new democracies from what one usually sees in established democracies. Moreover, electoral systems such as SMDs are usually presumed to constrain the number of parties irrespective of the level of social diversity, but this book demonstrates that social diversity frequently shapes party fragmentation even under such restrictive rules.