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The Comparative Study Of Electoral Systems
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Author : Hans-Dieter Klingemann
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2009-02-05
The Comparative Study Of Electoral Systems written by Hans-Dieter Klingemann and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-05 with Political Science categories.
Citizens living in presidential or parliamentary systems face different political choices as do voters casting votes in elections governed by rules of proportional representation or plurality. Political commentators seem to know how such rules influence political behaviour. They firmly believe, for example, that candidates running in plurality systems are better known and held more accountable to their constituencies than candidates competing in elections governed by proportional representation. However, such assertions rest on shaky ground simply because solid empirical knowledge to evaluate the impact of political institutions on individual political behaviour is still lacking. The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems has collected data on political institutions and on individual political behaviour and scrutinized it carefully. In line with common wisdom results of most analyses presented in this volume confirm that political institutions matter for individual political behaviour but, contrary to what is widely believed, they do not matter much.
The Comparative Study Of Electoral Systems
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Author : Hans-Dieter Klingemann
language : en
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Release Date : 2009
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The Comparative Study Of Electoral Systems
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Release Date : 1994
The Comparative Study Of Electoral Systems written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Elections categories.
A collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world. Participating countries include a common module of survey questions in their post-election studies.
Comparative Study Of Electoral Systems 2001 2006
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language : en
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Release Date : 2004
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This study is an early release of 2001 and 2002 data from Module 2 of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems. The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems is an ongoing collaborative program of crossnational research among national election studies designed to advance the understanding of electoral behavior across polities. The project, which is being carried out in over 50 consolidated and emerging democracies, was coordinated by social scientists from around the world who cooperated to specify the research agenda, the study design, and the micro- and macro-level data that native teams of researchers collected within each polity. To date, Module 2 has been administered as part of eight national post-election survey research projects. This Module 2 data file is an early release of 2001 data from Bulgaria and Poland and 2002 data from France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand, and Portugal. The post-election survey results have been compiled and supplemented with district-level information that provide insight into the respondent's political context, and macro-level data that detail the respondent's political system as a whole. At each level of data collection, the measurements used have been standardized to promote comparison. Module 2 focuses on electoral institutions and political behavior, particularly on the fundamental principles of democratic governance : representation and accountability. It aims to examine how well different electoral institutions function as mechanisms by which citizens' views are represented in the policymaking process, and by which citizens hold their elected representatives accountable. This is accomplished by explicitly linking individual attitudes and behaviors to political context across a variety of settings. Demographic variables include respondents' age, sex, education, employment, and income ... Cf. : http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03808.xml.
Electoral Systems In Comparative Perspective
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Author : Joseph F. Zimmerman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1994-03-21
Electoral Systems In Comparative Perspective written by Joseph F. Zimmerman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-03-21 with Political Science categories.
This comparative study of electoral procedures, trends, and key issues is the first to deal with the representation of women and minorities around the world. Wilma Rule and Joseph Zimmerman have brought together an international team of scholars who show why there is gross underrepresentation of women and minorities internationally and who analyze the cultural, socio-economic, and political barriers to their future electoral successes. The scholars describe the current situation in 20 countries in various regions and point to ways for women and minorities to enhance positions politically. This text is intended for courses in comparative politics, political parties and elections, women in politics, and minority politics.
Electoral Systems In Australia And Germany A Comparative Study
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Author : Anke Bartl
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2003-10-08
Electoral Systems In Australia And Germany A Comparative Study written by Anke Bartl and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-08 with Political Science categories.
Essay from the year 2003 in the subject Politics - Region: Australia, New Zealand, grade: Distinction, Flinders University (Social Sciences), course: Australian Politcs a comparative study, language: English, abstract: This essay aims to explain the differences between preferential and proportional systems of voting and the consequences of these systems in Australia. The electoral system of Germany is examined in comparison. Why are electoral systems so important? Through elections, citizens of a county can express their views and choose the government they wish to see in power. Therefore, the electoral system is one of the significant features of a democracy and a representative government. The political outcome of an election can vary greatly depending on which of the different types (and/or variations of each type) of systems is in effect. Hence, the organisation of the political system strongly depends on the electoral system.1 The impacts of electoral systems on the political and party system will be examined after looking at the two systems of voting used in Australia at the Commonwealth/ Federal level: the preferential voting system and the system of proportional representation. Preferential voting in single-member seats is used for elections for the House of Representatives and is also often referred to as Alternative Vote.2 A distinctive feature of this voting system is that the winning candidate needs to receive an absolute majority of the primary vote, in other words 50% plus one. Alternatively, the candidate can win the election by securing an absolute majority after the distribution of preferences. 3 Under a system of full preferential voting, electors must indicate a preference for all candidates listed on the ballot paper. Voters show their first preference by giving the number “1” to their preferred candidate. They then rank all other candidates by distributing the remaining numbers in descending order from 2 to X (X = the number of candidates taking part in the election). In the first round of counting votes, the numbers of primary votes are registered. [...] 1 David W. Lovell et al., The Australian Political System, (2nd edition), Longman, South Melbourne, 1998, p. 269. 2 Ben Reilly, ‘The Alternative Vote in Australia’, 6 March 1999, Electoral Systems, Administration and Cost of Elections Project, , consulted 2 June 2003
Public Support For Democracy
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Author : Ian McAllister
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Public Support For Democracy written by Ian McAllister and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Comparative Study Of Electoral Systems Cses
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Presents the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES), a collaborative program that involves research about election studies conducted over fifty consolidated and emerging democracies. States the goals of the Study and explains the preliminary planning. Provides information about meetings and lists the CSES collaborators. Offers access to reports and pilot studies. Notes that the Study is part of the Center for Political Studies of the Institute for Social Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Posts contact information for the secretariat via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail.
Citizens Context And Choice
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Author : Russell J. Dalton
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2010-12-02
Citizens Context And Choice written by Russell J. Dalton and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-02 with Political Science categories.
A large body of electoral studies and political party research argues that the institutional context defines incentives that shape citizen participation and voting choice. With the unique resources of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, this book provides the first systematic evaluation of this topic. A distinguished international team of electoral scholars finds that the institutional context has only a modest impact on citizen political choices compared to individual level factors. Furthermore, the formal institutional characteristics of electoral systems that have been most emphasized by electoral studies researchers have less impact than characteristics of the party system that are separate from formal institutions. Advanced multi-level analyses demonstrate that contextual effects are more often indirect and interactive, and thus their effects are typically not apparent in single nation election studies. The results have the potential to reshape our understanding of how the institutional framework and context of election matters, and the limits of institutional design in shaping citizen electoral behavior.
Elections And Democracy
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Author : Jacques Thomassen
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2014-07-03
Elections And Democracy written by Jacques Thomassen and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-03 with Political Science categories.
Elections and Democracy addresses the contrast between two different views on representative democracy. According to the first view elections are a mechanism to hold government accountable. In the second view elections are primarily a means to ensure that citizens' views and interests are properly represented in the democratic process. The majoritarian and consensus models of democracy are the embodiment in institutional structures of these two different views of democracy. In the majoritarian view the single most important function of an election is the selection of a government. The concentration of power in the hands of an elected majority government makes it accountable to the people. In consensus models of democracy, or proportional systems, the major function of elections is to elect the members of parliament who together should be as representative as possible of the electorate as a whole. The criterion for the democratic quality of the system is how representative parliament really is. The book explores how far these different views and their embodiment in institutional structures influence vote choice, political participation and satisfaction with the functioning of democracy. The volume is based on data from the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES), a comparative study across 36 countries. The general conclusion of the book is that formal political institutions are less relevant for people's attitudes and behavior than often presumed. Rather than formal political institutions like the electoral system it seems to be characteristics of the party system like polarization and the clarity of responsibility that really matter. The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) is a collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world. Participating countries include a common module of survey questions in their post-election studies. The resulting data are deposited along with voting, demographic, district, and macro variables. The studies are then merged into a single, free, public dataset for use in comparative study and cross-level analysis. The set of volumes in this series is based on these CSES modules, and the volumes address the key theoretical issues and empirical debates in the study of elections and representative democracy. Some of the volumes will be organized around the theoretical issues raised by a particular module, while others will be thematic in their focus. Taken together, these volumes will provide a rigorous and ongoing contribution to understanding the expansion and consolidation of democracy in the twenty-first century. Series editors: Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Ian McAllister