TY - JOUR
T1 - Majority versus proportionality? : Trajectories of electoral reform in the Mediterranean
AU - Krumm, Thomas
AU - REGALIA, MARTA
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
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 - Proportionality
KW - Majoritarianism
KW - Mediterranean region
KW - Electoral reform
KW - Proportionality
KW - Majoritarianism
KW - Mediterranean region
UR - https://iris.uniupo.it/handle/null
U2 - 10.1007/s12286-022-00548-2
DO - 10.1007/s12286-022-00548-2
M3 - Article
SN - 1865-2646
JO - ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR VERGLEICHENDE POLITIKWISSENSCHAFT
JF - ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR VERGLEICHENDE POLITIKWISSENSCHAFT
ER -