What happens when a country moves away from British-style, two-party politics and towards multiparty politics, adopting a European system of 'mixed member' proportional representation (MMP)? New Zealand's historic first MMP election was held on 12 October 1996. Voters' Victory? …
What happens when a country moves away from British-style, two-party politics and towards multiparty politics, adopting a European system of 'mixed member' proportional representation (MMP)? New Zealand's historic first MMP election was held on 12 October 1996. Voters' Victory? …
The explosive account of how Republican legislators and political operatives fundamentally rigged our American democracy through redistricting, "--NoveList After Obama's historic election in 2008, a small cadre of Republican operatives began plotting the party's comeback with a…
"The explosive account of how Republican legislators and political operatives fundamentally rigged our American democracy through redistricting,"--NoveList. Journalist David Dalcy's explosive look at the new frontier of political dirty tricks--a coordinated assault on represent…
"The explosive account of how Republican legislators and political operatives fundamentally rigged our American democracy through redistricting"--NoveList. After Obama's historic election in 2008, a small cadre of Republican operatives began plotting the party's comeback with a…
Many Faces of Strategic Voting
Strategic voting is classically defined as "voting for one's second preferred option to prevent one's least preferred option from winning when one's first preference has no chance." Voters want their votes to be effective, and casting a ballot that will have no influence on an e…
Many Faces of Strategic Voting
Strategic voting is classically defined as "voting for one's second preferred option to prevent one's least preferred option from winning when one's first preference has no chance." Voters want their votes to be effective, and casting a ballot that will have no influence on an e…
The issue of fair representation will take center stage as U.S. congressional districts are reapportioned based on the 2000 Census. Using U.S. history as a guide, the authors develop a theory of fair representation that establishes various principles for translating state popula…