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Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe

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  • © 2003

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Authors:
  1. Sarah Birch

    1. Department of Government, University of Essex, UK

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Part of the book series: One Europe or Several? (OES)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Electoral Systems in Post-Communist Europe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Electoral Systems and Post-Communist Transition

      • Sarah Birch
      Pages 3-27

    3. An Overview of Post-Communist Electoral Systems: Design and Measurement

      • Sarah Birch
      Pages 28-51

  3. Electoral Systems and Voters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Electoral Participation

      • Sarah Birch
      Pages 55-76

    3. Representation Inclusion

      • Sarah Birch
      Pages 77-96

  4. Electoral Systems and Parties

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Party System Size and Shape

      • Sarah Birch
      Pages 99-118

    3. Party System Stability and Change

      • Sarah Birch
      Pages 119-135

    4. Conclusion

      • Sarah Birch
      Pages 136-145

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 146-212
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Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe assesses the influence of electoral systems on political change in 20 post-communist European states. The main finding is that electoral institutions have systematic effects on the formation of representative structures. 'Party-enabling' aspects of electoral laws such as list proportional representation tend to foster popular inclusion in politics and institutionalized party systems, whereas 'politician-enabling' rules such as single-member districts and ballots that allow voters to select individuals often favour the development of weakly structured systems and high levels of popular exclusion from the representative process.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Government, University of Essex, UK

    Sarah Birch

About the author

SARAH BIRCH is a Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. She has published numerous articles on elections and democratization, and she is the co-author of Embodying Democracy: Electoral System Design in Post-Communist Europe (Palgrave Macmillan 2002).

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