Recent electoral reform in Venezuela, including the adoption of a mixed-member
proportional (MMP) system, has occurred in the context of crisis. By the late 1980s and early …

The UK may be relatively unfamiliar with coalition governments, but they are very common in
other parts of the world—so much so that political scientists now have a very good idea of …

The reforms to New Zealand's system of public sector management have attracted
significant international interest since the mid‐to‐late 1980s. This article provides a brief …

BACKGROUND Despite having experienced full-scale European settlement only in the last
200 years, New Zealand is one of the world's longest continuous democracies and, as such …

This article considers the fall of New Zealand's first coalition government under the Mixed
Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system, through the prism of a 'unified'model of …

Background Worldwide there is a new demographic phenomenon: an increasing number of
people who either are born with or sustained a physical disability when young or in middle …

Political party organisations respond to the challenges of their environments. Different
organisational structures have different capabilities and capacities and, therefore, some …

This thesis explores the relevant impact of three influences-policy, personality and
opportunity-on New Zealand governments since 1996. The Mixed Member Proportional …

Enthusiasm and entropy: New Zealand's experience with proportional representation
Page 1 Assessment of New Zealand's new Additional Member/Mixed Member voting system …

In New Zealand's intimate democracy the relationship between a prime minister and their
party is a crucial but understudied one. During the country's political development the …