Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Dod's Guide to the General Election
Author: Vacher's Quarterly
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Administrative agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Dod's Parliamentary Companion
Author: Dod's Parliamentary Companion Guide to the General Election, 2005
Author: Valerie PassmorePublisher: Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Indeholder oversigt over parlamentsmedlemmer, regeringen, skyggeregeringer, valgresultater, valgprogrammer mv.
Duverger's Law of Plurality Voting
Author: Bernard GrofmanPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387097201
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Maurice Duverger is arguably the most distinguished French political scientist of the last century, but his major impact has, strangely enough, been largely in the English-speaking world. His book, Political Parties, first translated into English in 1954, has been very influential in both the party politics literature (which continues to make use of his typology of party organization) and in the electoral systems literature. His chief contributions there deal with what have come to be called in his honor Duverger’s Law and Duverger’s Hypothesis. The first argues that countries with plurality-based electoral methods will tend to become two-party systems; the second argues that countries using proportional representation (PR) methods will tend to become multi-party systems. Duverger also identifies specific mechanisms that will produce these effects, conventionally referred to as “mechanical effects”, and “psychological effects”. However, while Duverger’s Hypothesis concerning the link between PR and multipartism is now widely accepted; the empirical evidence that plurality voting results in two-party systems is remarkably weak—with the U.S. the most notable exception. The chapters in this volume consider national-level evidence for the operation of Duverger’s law in the world’s largest, longest-lived and most successful democracies of Britain, Canada, India and the United States. One set of papers involves looking at the overall evidence for Duverger’s Law in these countries; the other set deals with evidence for the mechanical and incentive effects predicted by Duverger. The result is an incisive analysis of electoral and party dynamics.
The Statesman's Yearbook 2008
Author: B. TurnerPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349740241
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1585
Book Description
The 2008 edition of The Statesman's Yearbook contains information and analysis on every country in the world, including biographical profiles of current leaders, government histories, economic overviews and maps. Every copy comes with a single-user licence giving access to the full text online, updated regularly and fully searchable.
The Statesman's Yearbook 2010
Author: B. TurnerPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349586323
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1597
Book Description
'the most convenient and reliable starting point for information on public affairs' - George J. Mitchell, US Senator. Each copy comes with FREE online access to www.statesmansyearbook.com . Site license upgrades are also available for libraries who wish to network the data. New this year: a chronology of the 'credit crunch.'
Politics UK
Author: Bill JonesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113485689X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
This revised and updated ninth edition of the bestselling textbook Politics UK is an indispensable introduction to British politics. It provides a thorough and accessible overview of the institutions and processes of British government, a good grounding in British political history and an incisive introduction to the issues and challenges facing Britain today, including the European referendum and Brexit. The ninth edition welcomes brand new material from seven new contributors to complement the rigorously updated and highly respected chapters retained from the previous edition. It delivers excellent coverage of contemporary events including a new chapter on Euro-scepticism and the European referendum, an assessment of the performance of Labour’s leadership, the trials and tribulations of the Liberal Democrats and UKIP, and the evolving devolution debate in Scotland, led by the Scottish Nationalist Party. Features of the new edition include: Britain in context boxes offering contrasting international perspectives on key themes in British politics A comprehensive ‘who’s who’ of politics in the form of Profile boxes featuring key political figures And another thing . . . pieces containing short articles written by distinguished commentators including Mark Garnett, Sir David Omand, Richard Wilkinson and Sir Simon Jenkins An epilogue analyzing the turbulent state of UK politics following the European referendum With chapters written by highly respected scholars in the field and contemporary articles on real-world politics from well-known political commentators, this textbook is an essential guide for all students of British politics.
The Statesman's Yearbook 2007
Author: B. TurnerPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230271359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1583
Book Description
The Statesman's Yearbook , now in a new, enlarged format, contains profiles of every country in the world and includes 20% new content. All print purchases now receive online access at no extra cost, with a single-user licence giving access to the full text online, updated regularly and fully searchable. For queries - [email protected]
The Statesman's Yearbook 2009
Author: B. TurnerPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349740276
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1596
Book Description
This edition is fully updated and contains more information and analysis than ever before. A foldout colour section provides a political world map and flags for all 193 countries. Each copy comes with online access to the full text at no extra cost. Unlimited-user upgrades are also available for libraries who wish to network the data.