Abstract
Citizens’ participation in electoral governance can be considered as a means for insuring electoral integrity. Some cases and problems of this participation are discussed in contemporary literature. Less attention has been paid to institutional forms of citizens’ participation in electoral redistricting. The paper presents a systematic picture to fill this gap, it also reveals the prospects of citizens’ participation in this area of electoral governance. Methodological framework for the study is contemporary theory of citizens’ participation and the S. Arnstein`s “ladder” of citizens’ participation. Making cross-case generalisations, the paper addresses the empirical material from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, Great Britain, the USA and Russia. It is conceivable that the adequate time frame for citizens’ participation and transparency are the most significant conditions for citizens` engagement.
Highlights
The process of electoral redistricting is of great importance in the elections of legislative and representative authorities
If the electoral system with single member district is used manner of redistricting can be crucial for candidates and for the composition of a parliament
If the delimitation of electoral districts does not take place in the country, it is a consequence of the use of a proportional representation electoral system, in which single member districts are absent usually
Summary
The process of electoral redistricting is of great importance in the elections of legislative and representative authorities. As one of the areas of electoral governance, the process of delimitation of electoral districts includes a set of institutions, among which there are institutions of citizens’ participation. Citizens’ participation in redistricting can democratize the decision-making process and move it beyond the political elite The problem of citizens’ participation in the delimitation of electoral districts has not yet received a systematic study in the scientific literature. The first scientific publications on the subject of problems of citizens’ participation in the process of district delimitation in certain US states appeared only in the 2010s. Miller (Miller & Grofman, 2018), an article of T. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the existing forms and prospects of citizens’ participation in the delimitation of electoral districts. The methodological basis of the study is the theory of citizens’ participation, which offers a system of categories and ideas about the forms and patterns of citizens’ participation in decision-making processes in governance
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