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Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context: Taiwan, Japan, and Beyond

Edited by Nathan F. Batto, Chi Huang, Alexander C. Tan, and Gary W. Cox 2016 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license This open access version made available with the support of libraries participating in Knowledge Unlatched.
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Reformers have promoted mixed-member electoral systems as the "best of both worlds." In this volume, internationally recognized political scientists evaluate the ways in which the introduction of a mixed-member electoral system affects the configuration of political parties. The contributors examine several political phenomena, including cabinet post allocation, nominations, preelectoral coalitions, split-ticket voting, and the size of party systems and faction systems. Significantly, they also consider various ways in which the constitutional system—especially whether the head of government is elected directly or indirectly—can modify the incentives created by the electoral system.  

The findings presented here demonstrate that the success of electoral reform depends not only on the specification of new electoral rules per se but also on the political context—and especially the constitutional framework—within which such rules are embedded.

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Series
  • New Comparative Politics
ISBN(s)
  • 978-0-472-90062-6 (open access)
  • 978-0-472-11973-8 (hardcover)
Subject
  • Political Science:Governance
  • Political Science:Comparative Politics
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  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Legislature-Centric and Executive-Centric Theories of Party Systems and Faction Systems
  • Part I. The Consequences of MMM on Political Coordination in Taiwan and Japan
    • One. The Consequences of MMM on Party Systems
    • Two. The Consequences of Constitutional Systems on Party Systems
    • Three. LDP Factions under SNTV and MMM
    • Four. Executive Competition, Electoral Rules, and Faction Systems in Taiwan
    • Five. Innovations in Candidate Selection Methods
    • Six. Post Allocation, List Nominations, and Preelectoral Coalitions under MMM
    • Seven. Split-Ticket Voting under MMM
  • Part II. Coordination in Mixed-Member Systems in Comparative Perspective
    • Eight. Thailand and the Philippines under MMM
    • Nine. Political Consequences of New Zealand’s MMP System in Comparative Perspective
    • Ten. Presidents and Blank Votes in the Bolivian and Russian Mixed-Member Systems
    • Conclusions: Mixed-Member Systems Embedded within Constitutional Systems
  • Contributors
  • Index
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