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

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 contributo...

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Other Authors: Tan, Alexander C. (Editor), Huang, Chi, 1953- (Editor), Cox, Gary W. (Editor), Batto, Nathan F. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Legislature-Centric and Executive-Centric Theories of Party Systems and Faction Systems / Nathan F. Batto and Gary W. Cox
  • The Consequences of MMM on Party Systems / Chi Huang, Ming-Feng Kuo, and Hans Stockton
  • The Consequences of Constitutional Systems on Party Systems / Jih-wen Lin
  • LDP Factions under SNTV and MMM / Yoshiaki Kobayashi and Hiroki Tsukiyama
  • Executive Competition, Electoral Rules, and Faction Systems in Taiwan / Nathan F. Batto and Hsin-ta Huang
  • Innovations in Candidate Selection Methods / Eric Chen-hua Yu, Kaori Shoji, and Nathan F. Batto
  • Post Allocation, List Nominations, and Preelectoral Coalitions under MMM / Kuniaki Nemoto and Chia-hung Tsai
  • Split-Ticket Voting under MMM / T.Y. Wang, Chang-chih Lin, and Yi-ching Hsiao
  • Thailand and the Philippines under MMM / Allen Hicken
  • Political Consequences of New Zealand's MMP System in Comparative Perspective / Matthew S. Shugart and Alexander C. Tan
  • Presidents and Blank Votes in the Bolivian and Russian Mixed-Member Systems / Nathan F. Batto, Henry A. Kim, and Natalia Matukhno
  • Conclusions : Mixed-Member Systems Embedded within Constitutional Systems / Chi Huang.