The Oxford handbook of electoral systems

No subject is more central to the study of politics than elections. All across the globe, elections are a focal point for citizens, the media, and politicians long before--and sometimes long after--they occur. Electoral systems, the rules about how voters' preferences are translated into election results, profoundly shape the results not only of individual elections but also of many other impor…

Electoral engineering: voting rules and political behavior

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ISBN/ISSN

9780521829779

Collation

xi, 375 p. : ill., maps ; cm.

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[POL-LIB-510]

The politics of electoral systems

Electoral systems matter. They are a crucial link in the chain connecting the preferences of citizens to the policy choices made by governments. They are chosen by political actors and, once in existence, have political consequences for those actors. They are an important object of study for anyone interested in the political process. This book is a systematic analysis of electoral systems. In …