The Politics of Electoral Systems - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199257566 ISBN 13: 9780199257560

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2005

Synopsis

First book to provide a widely comparative study of a large range of electoral systems in over 20 years

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Review

'This is not just any book on the politics of electoral systems; it is probably the book on the politics of electoral systems ... The authors of these studies are all highly talented scholars, who usually know the comparative literature as well as their countries. In other words, they know what they are talking about, and they have been given reasonably generous space and good editorial guidance with which to do it. The result is truly impressive (West European Politics)

This excellent book highlights much of the best in electoral systems research. With top-quality authors, rigorous attention to some key issues and first-rate comparative overviews to introduce and summarize the chapters on individual countries, this book will be one of the first to be read by both experts and newcomers to electoral systems. (Party Politics)

covers a wide variety of electoral systems from theoretical and empirical perspectives - and it does so excellently. This brand new work is destined to become no less than the bible of electoral systems ... this anthology is already a classic (Canadian Journal of Political Science)

'Overall, this is a superb collection, produced by scholars who know their subject matter and can present it in a very accessible form ... this is a book for which much praise is due. (Parliamentary Affairs)

In the foreword to the Gallagher and Mitchell collection, Arend Lijphart describes the book as "an outstanding contribution to the electoral systems literature". It is difficult to disagree with this judgement' (Political Studies Review)

This is a very useful book which, not only for its biblical proportions, could justly claim to be a bible of electoral systems (Irish Political Studies)

It is a treasure trove of information about electoral systems and comprehensively examines how votes get translated into seats across the democratic world (Times Higher)

political science and politics of electoral systems are treated in an understandable and at the same time comprehensive manner for a wide range of national electoral systems ... it is a very useful handbook of electoral systems for both specialists and students alike (Acta Politica)

It is a valuable and important work of reference for anyone in academia or policy development with a serious interest in comparative electoral systems (Representation)

About the Author

Michael Gallagher is Professor of Comparative Politics at Trinity College, University of Dublin. He has also been a visiting Professor at New York University and at City University of Hong Kong. His research has covered various aspects of elections, electoral systems and political parties in a comparative context. Paul Mitchell: Graduated with a PhD in political science from the European University Institute, in Florence, Italy. After teaching at University College Galway and Queen's University Belfast, he joined the LSE in 2000 where he teaches party competition and research methods. During 2000/01 Mitchell was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar at Harvard University. He is currently working on an ESRC funded study of the 2003 elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199257566
• ISBN 13: 9780199257560
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 688
• Editor: Gallagher Michael, Mitchell Paul