Election systems and gerrymandering worldwide. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steve Bickerstaff.
• Other Names: Bickerstaff, Steve
• Contents: Preface -- The Many Disguises of Gerrymandering -- The Worlds Use of Electoral Districts -- Unequal Voting Power -- Equality in Voters or Persons -- The Upper Chamber of a Bicameral Legislature -- Proportional Representation and Electing Nationwide -- Gerrymandering by Untimely or Malapportioned Redistricting or Reallocation of Seats -- Gerrymandering within Fixed Electoral Districts -- Mixed Election Systems Combining Single-Member Electoral Districts with Proportional Representation Elections -- Protecting Access by Minorities and Women to the Political Process.-Criteria for Determining District Boundaries -- The Institution Responsible for Redistricting or Reallocating Seats in the National Legislature -- The Role of Courts -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 252 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 328.3/3455; Gerrymandering; Gerrymandering; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030308377; 3030308375
• Related ISBNs: 3030308367; 9783030308360
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.