Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe write by S. Birch. This book was released on 2003-11-25. Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The handbook of political change in Eastern Europe
The handbook of political change in Eastern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The handbook of political change in Eastern Europe write by Frank H. Aarebrot. This book was released on 2014-05-14. The handbook of political change in Eastern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 'The editors have succeeded in putting together an excellent group of authors who present a well informed and balanced analysis of the formation of political systems in the examined countries. . . . The authors of this book are to be congratulated on the structure and clarity of its presentation. This volume makes an interesting contribution to knowledge in this field and should be useful reading for students and experts interested in Central and Eastern European politics.' - Dan Marek, Journal of European Area Studies 'This is a very interesting reference book of the political changes in Eastern Europe since the demise of communism. It will prove to be of great use for everybody involved in research on Eastern Europe, but it can also offer considerable introductory information to those who have not followed the most recent developments in the region.' - Ioannis Armakolas, The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest This major new reference book provides an authoritative and thorough analysis of the political changes which have occurred in Eastern Europe since the demise of communism. It offers an historical, comparative perspective of the region and focuses on the social consequences of the transition, historical legacies, and variations between countries in the sequences of the changes.
Embodying Democracy
Embodying Democracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Embodying Democracy write by S. Birch. This book was released on 2002-10-04. Embodying Democracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Embodying Democracy analyzes the politics of electoral reform in eight post-communist states including Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia and Ukraine. By exploring the multiple factors that shaped the design of electoral institutions during the first ten years of post-communist transition, it accounts for an important element of the post-communist reform process and illuminates general features of institutional design in post-transition states.
Understanding Electoral Reform
Understanding Electoral Reform - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Understanding Electoral Reform write by Reuven Y. Hazan. This book was released on 2014-06-03. Understanding Electoral Reform available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The field of elections and electoral systems, and particularly electoral reform, has exhibited tremendous growth and cross-national appeal over the last two decades. However, beyond an increased knowledge of voting rules and their consequences for political representation, little attention has been devoted to the question of why electoral systems have recently undergone substantial change in several liberal democracies. This book addresses several new approaches to electoral reform. First, the scope of the study of electoral reform has been expanded. Second, contrary to previous studies of electoral reform, the conviction that the determinants of reform can be explained by one single approach has been replaced by a belief in a more comprehensive framework for analysis. Third, we move beyond political parties (acting in parliament and government) as the most significant source of electoral reform. Fourth, a focus on the determinants of electoral reform allows us to include motivations and objectives of electoral reform. A final advancement in the study of electoral reform is the inclusion of countries other than ‘established’ democracies. This book was published as a special issue of West European Politics.
Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe
Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe write by L. F. E. Millard. This book was released on 2002. Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
