Many countries have experimented with different electoral rules in order either to increase
involvement in the political system or make it easier to form stable governments. Barry Ames …

Trata da crise de governabilidade no Brasil, a partir da análise do sistema eleitoral no país.
Examina as regras eleitorais, a formação dos ministérios, o conflito entre Executivo e …

Theory: This paper develops a theory of candidate strategy from social-choice principles and
from the workings of open-list proportional representation. The theory is used to explain the …

Regulatory politics are said to vary systematically across issue areas, depending on the
salience and complexity of issues. In this article, Professor Gormley identifies four patterns …

The analysis of policies with a view to changing them is the subject of this book. Written by
an expert on policy research, it shows ways of presenting alternatives to policy-makers with …

This book provides the first comprehensive introduction to health services and health care
policy in Australia. It explains what governments have done and what they can do about …

Ein amerikanischer Politologe charakterisierte einmal sarkastisch seine eigene Zunft so:"
Political science is a device invented by university teachers to avoid that dangerous subject …

Institutional policy analysts, who study government reform and its consequences, have
made three strategic choices: first, they support or emphasize procedural values; second …

Identification of IUHPE Core Competencies For Health Promotion in all chapters 'More to
explore'sections at the end of each chapter featuring additional readings and web links …

One of the most distinctive concepts for the study of public policy in Canada is that of policy
or governing instruments. This article describes the origins of this literature, provides an …