TY - JOUR
T1 - Majority versus proportionality?
T2 - Trajectories of electoral reform in the Mediterranean
AU - Krumm, Thomas
AU - Regalia, Marta
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - The study of electoral system reform is often focused on consolidated democracies. This special issue on electoral reforms in the Mediterranean region selects both consolidated democracies and moderate authoritarian systems. It analyses reforms under the aspects of how they deal with the dilemma between improving ‘governability’ by majoritarian instruments versus increasing proportionality of representation. While governability also depends on other factors, public debates are frequently structured along this dichotomy, which also affects the outcome of the reform process. The Mediterranean focus reflects the higher degree of reform activities in this policy area (for instance compared to the Nordic countries), which helps to focus on drivers, scope, direction, and vested interests of electoral reforms.
AB - The study of electoral system reform is often focused on consolidated democracies. This special issue on electoral reforms in the Mediterranean region selects both consolidated democracies and moderate authoritarian systems. It analyses reforms under the aspects of how they deal with the dilemma between improving ‘governability’ by majoritarian instruments versus increasing proportionality of representation. While governability also depends on other factors, public debates are frequently structured along this dichotomy, which also affects the outcome of the reform process. The Mediterranean focus reflects the higher degree of reform activities in this policy area (for instance compared to the Nordic countries), which helps to focus on drivers, scope, direction, and vested interests of electoral reforms.
KW - Electoral reform
KW - Majoritarianism
KW - Mediterranean region
KW - Proportionality
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85146727397&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12286-022-00548-2
DO - 10.1007/s12286-022-00548-2
M3 - Article
SN - 1865-2646
VL - 16
SP - 365
EP - 379
JO - Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
JF - Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
IS - 3
ER -