ISBN:
9781403938763
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XII, 212 p)
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Series Statement:
One Europe or Several?
Parallel Title:
Printed edition
Keywords:
European Union
;
Political science
;
Elections
;
Europe Politics and government
Abstract:
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
DOI:
10.1057/9781403938763
URL:
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