The Legislative Logic of Electoral Reform in Ukraine
| Autor: | Frank C. Thames |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Economics and Econometrics History Sociology and Political Science Proportional representation 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies Legislature 02 engineering and technology Unitary state Majoritarian representation 0506 political science Politics Redistribution (election) Political economy 050602 political science & public administration Cognitive dissonance Economics Economic system Communism |
| Zdroj: | Europe-Asia Studies. 69:614-641 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3427 0966-8136 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09668136.2017.1329403 |
| Popis: | Since the end of Communist rule, Ukraine has undertaken three major electoral reforms, moving from a single-member district majoritarian system, to a mixed-member system, to a closed-list proportional representation system, and back to the mixed-member system. Some argue that political parties are primarily motivated by the desire to maximise seats or improve their ability to impact on policy. I argue that existing theories of electoral reform often assume that parties are unitary actors during electoral reform. My analysis of electoral reform in Ukraine clearly demonstrates significant intra-party dissonance on electoral system preferences. This result questions the usefulness of the party unity assumption. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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