Electoral Systems: A Comparative Introduction - Softcover

Farrell, David M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333801628 ISBN 13: 9780333801628

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001

Synopsis

This text examines the six principal types of electoral system currently in use in more than fifty of the world's democracies: single member plurality, alternative vote, two round systems, list, single transferable vote, and the currently fashionable "mixed" systems. A common format is adopted throughout, dealing with explanations of how the system operates and its effects on the political system. The book concludes by assessing the effects and consequences of electoral systems, the factors behind their selection and the question of whether there is a "trade off" between proportionality and stability.

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About the Author

DAVID FARRELL is Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics, University of Manchester. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on elections, electoral systems and parties and of Comparing Electoral Systems for which the present work is a much extended, revised and updated replacement. He is also co-author of Party Discipline and Parliamentary Government and Electoral Strategies and Political Marketing. He is chair of the editorial board of Representation, a co-editor of Party Politics, and a member of the advisory council of the F. Clifton White Resource Center at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, Washington DC.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333801628
• ISBN 13: 9780333801628
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256