Understanding Electoral Reform

Abstract

1. Reconceptualizing Electoral Reform Monique Leyenaar & Reuven Y. Hazan 2. Electoral Reform in Europe since 1945 Alan Renwick 3. The Barriers to Electoral System Reform: A Synthesis of Alternative Approaches Giden Rahat & Reuven Y. Hazan 4. A Conceptual Framework for Major, Minor, and Technical Electoral Reform Kristof Jacobs & Monique Leyenaar 5. The Rise of Gender Quota Laws: Expanding the Spectrum of Determinants for Electoral Reform Karen Celis, Mona Lena Krook & Petra Meier 6. Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform: A Policy Cycle Model Pippa Norris 7. Electoral reform and Direct Democracy in Canada: When Citizens Become Involved Lawrence LeDuc 8. Party Preferences and Electoral Reform: How Time in Government Affects the Likelihood of Supporting Electoral Change Jean-Benoit Pilet & Damien Bol 9. Democracy as a Cause of Electoral Reform: Jurisprudence and Electoral Change in Canada Richard S. Katz 10. When Electoral Reform Fails: The Stability of Proportional Representation in Post-Communist Democracies Csaba Nikolenyi 11. Veto Players and Electoral Reform in Belgium Marc Hooghe & Kris Deschouwer 12. The Different Trajectories of Italian Electoral Reforms Gianfranco Baldini