Embodying Democracy
Electoral System Design in Post-Communist Europe
Published on 1. January 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 241 pages
978-1-349-43211-0 (ISBN)
Description
Embodying Democracy analyzes the politics of electoral reform in eight post-communist states including Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia and Ukraine. By exploring the multiple factors that shaped the design of electoral institutions during the first ten years of post-communist transition, it accounts for an important element of the post-communist reform process and illuminates general features of institutional design in post-transition states.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2002
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XIII, 241 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-43211-0 (9781349432110)
DOI
10.1057/9781403914248
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S. Birch | F. Millard | M. Popescu
Embodying Democracy
Electoral System Design in Post-Communist Europe
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Persons
SARAH BIRCH is Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. She is the author of
Elections and Democratization in Ukraine
and a number of articles on Ukrainian politics and post-communist studies.
FRANCES MILLARD is Reader in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Her books include Polish Politics and Society and The Anatomy of the New Poland . She has written widely on communist and post-communist political and social developments, particularly in Poland.
MARINA POPESCU was Research Officer for the ESRC-funded Project on Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe from 1999 to 2002 after which she resumed her work as a full-time PhD student at the University of Essex.
KIERAN WILLIAMS is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. He is the author of The Prague Spring and its Aftermath: Czechoslovak Politics, 1968-1970 and co-author (with Dennis Deletant) of Security Intelligence Services in New Democracies: The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania .
FRANCES MILLARD is Reader in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Her books include Polish Politics and Society and The Anatomy of the New Poland . She has written widely on communist and post-communist political and social developments, particularly in Poland.
MARINA POPESCU was Research Officer for the ESRC-funded Project on Political Transformation and the Electoral Process in Post-Communist Europe from 1999 to 2002 after which she resumed her work as a full-time PhD student at the University of Essex.
KIERAN WILLIAMS is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. He is the author of The Prague Spring and its Aftermath: Czechoslovak Politics, 1968-1970 and co-author (with Dennis Deletant) of Security Intelligence Services in New Democracies: The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania .
Content
List of Tables List of Party Acronyms Preface Explaining the Design and Redesign of Electoral Systems Poland: Experimenting with the Electoral System Hungary: The Politics of Negotiated Design The Czech and Slovak Republics: The Surprising Resilience of Proportional Representation Romania: Stability without Consensus Bulgaria: Engineering Legitimacy through Electoral System Design Russia: The Limits of Electoral Engineering Ukraine: The Struggle for Democratic Change Conclusion: Embodying Democracy Bibliography Glossary Index