Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
Majority versus proportionality? : Trajectories of electoral reform in the Mediterranean / T. Krumm, M. Regalia. - In: ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR VERGLEICHENDE POLITIKWISSENSCHAFT. - ISSN 1865-2646. - (2023). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1007/s12286-022-00548-2]
Abstract:
The study of electoral system reform is often focused on consolidated
democracies. This special issue on electoral reforms in the Mediterranean region selects both consolidated democracies and moderate authoritarian systems. It analyses reforms under the aspects of how they deal with the dilemma between improving ‘governability’ by majoritarian instruments versus increasing proportionality of representation. While governability also depends on other factors, public debates are frequently structured along this dichotomy, which also affects the outcome of the reform process. The Mediterranean focus reflects the higher degree of reform activities in this policy area (for instance compared to the Nordic countries), which helps to focus on drivers, scope, direction, and vested interests of electoral reforms.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Electoral reform; Proportionality; Majoritarianism; Mediterranean region
Elenco autori:
T. Krumm, M. Regalia
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