This book provides a framework for analyzing the impact of the separation of powers on
party politics. Conventional political science wisdom assumes that democracy is impossible …

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Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe assesses the
influence of electoral systems on political change in 20 post-communist European states …

In 1985, when Arend Lijphart undertook a survey of the literature, he concluded that the field
of comparative electoral systems was underdeveloped. Now, I believe we can speak of a …

There is more to strategic voting than simply avoiding wasting one's vote if one is liberated
from the corset of studying voting behavior in plurality systems. Mixed electoral systems …

Ukraine made headlines around the world during the winter of 2004-05 as the colorful
banners of the Orange Revolution unfurled against the snowy backdrop of Kyiv, signaling …

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 …

The past decade has witnessed a surprising growth in the popularity of mixed-member
electoral systems. Under these systems, voters choose representatives simultaneously …

Intra-state regional differences are a central topic in the study of European and Eurasian
politics. In Ukraine, regional differences have proven to be powerful predictors of mass …

This major new text by two leading authorities in the field provides a state-of-the-art
assessment of what we know about voting behaviour and the character, consequences and …