Matthew S Shugart: 2 books
Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers
How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Organization and Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010
This book provides a framework for analyzing the impact of the separation of powers on party politics. Conventional political science wisdom assumes that democracy is impossible without political parties, because parties fulfil all the key functions of democratic governance. They nominate candidates,...
Votes from Seats
Logical Models of Electoral Systems
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Take the number of seats in a representative assembly and the number of seats in districts through which this assembly is elected. From just these two numbers, the authors of Votes from Seats show that it is possible to deduce the number of parties in the assembly and in the electorate, as well as...