Mixed electoral systems: contamination and its consequences
Auteur :
Ferrara, F. / Herron, E. / Nishikawa, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9781403970978
Date de publication :
15 déc. 2005
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Using election returns, public opinion surveys, and legislative roll-call data from many mixed systems in every world region, the authors show that contamination systematically affects party strategy, voting behaviour, legislative cohesion and overall structure of partisan competition.