POLS 391 Study Guide - Final Guide: Proportional Representation, International Institute For Democracy And Electoral Assistance, Instant-Runoff Voting
5 Apr 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Representation: microcosm: when representation reflects what is in the society, principal-agent: exercising judgement for people who may not be the same background/ethnicity/etc. but are doing so on your behalf. What are electoral systems: how we translate votes into seats - determines the rules by which votes are translated into seats, electoral systems are the product of principles (what matters) and characteristics (facts, elements) *looking at which electoral formulas are the most widespread and whether the prevalence of a formula is correlated with geographical, historical, economic, and political factors. *of 166 countries, 59 resorts to plurality rule, 56 have adopted pr, and 25 have majority rule, 25 have mixed systems. *in order to choose the elements for an electoral system, the principles must first be determined. *ontario citizen"s assembly: electoral system should be simple, practical" and understandable to the public". The principles and values of electoral systems (lecture)
