Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe
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. 'P...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2003, 2003
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| Series: | One Europe or Several?
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | XII, 212 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781403938763 |