One Europe or Several?

Birch, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349431380

DOI: 10.1057/9781403938763

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 212