| Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Birch, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333987659 ISBN-13: 9780333987650 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: Sarah Birch assesses the impact of electoral system design on political change in post-communist Europe. Since the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe between 1989 and 1991, virtually all the states in the region have undertaken significant electoral reform. This study traces the multiple links between the evolution of electoral systems and political change and establishes patterns in the effects of electoral system design on post-communist developments. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 324.630 |
| LCCN: 2003053609 |
| Series: One Europe or Several? |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.42" W x 8.76" (0.85 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
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| Publisher Description: Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe assesses the influence of electoral systems on political change in 20 post-communist European states. The main finding is that electoral institutions have systematic effects on the formation of representative structures. 'Party-enabling' aspects of electoral laws such as list proportional representation tend to foster popular inclusion in politics and institutionalized party systems, whereas 'politician-enabling' rules such as single-member districts and ballots that allow voters to select individuals often favour the development of weakly structured systems and high levels of popular exclusion from the representative process. |
