Title Embodying democracy : electoral system design in post-Communist Europe / Sarah Birch ... [and others]

Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2002

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Description xiii, 241 pages ; 23 cm Series One Europe or several? One Europe or several? Contents 1. Explaining the Design and Redesign of Electoral Systems -- 2. Poland: Experimenting with the Electoral System -- 3. Hungary: the Politics of Negotiated Design -- 4. The Czech and Slovak Republics: the Surprising Resilience of Proportional Representation -- 5. Romania: Stability without Consensus -- 6. Bulgaria: Engineering Legitimacy through Electoral System Design -- 7. Russia: the Limits of Electoral Engineering -- 8. Ukraine: the Struggle for Democratic Change -- 9. Conclusion: Embodying Democracy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Elections -- Europe, Eastern -- Case studies. Representative government and representation -- Europe, Eastern -- Case studies. SUBJECT Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90000580 -- Case studies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001484 Genre/Form Case studies. Author Birch, Sarah, 1963- LC no. 2002074843 ISBN 0333993608 hardback

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