Tag: Guido Tiemann

Electoral systems are significant in determining the structure of electorates

Electoral systems are significant in determining the structure of electorates

Analysing a vast database of district level election results, Gudio Tiemann shows the political consequences of electoral systems at the district level,  concentrating on the effects of (local) district magnitudes on the fragmentation of (local) electorates and  the con­text-dependency of electoral system effects. The straightforward focus on the district level addresses  where the causal forces behind Duverger’s […]