Proportional Representation : Apportionment Methods and Their Applications / by Friedrich Pukelsheim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pukelsheim, Friedrich., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Game theory.

Social sciences--Statistical methods.

Social sciences.

Political science.

Game Theory.

Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy.

Political Science.

Local Subjects:

Game Theory.

Statistics in Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Education, Behavorial Sciences, Public Policy.

Political Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii,, 342 p.) : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

The book offers an in-depth study of the translation of vote counts into seat numbers in proportional representation systems – an approach guided by practical needs. It also provides plenty of empirical instances illustrating the results. It analyzes in detail the 2014 elections to the European Parliament in the 28 member states, as well as the 2009 and 2013 elections to the German Bundestag. This second edition is a complete revision and expanded version of the first edition published in 2014, and many empirical election results that serve as examples have been updated. Further, a final chapter has been added assembling biographical sketches and authoritative quotes from individuals who pioneered the development of apportionment methodology. The mathematical exposition and the interrelations with political science and constitutional jurisprudence make this an apt resource for interdisciplinary courses and seminars on electoral systems and apportionment methods.

Contents:

Exposing Methods: The 2014 European Parliament Elections.- Imposing Constitutionality: The 2009 Bundestag Election

From Reals to Integers: Rounding Functions and Rounding Rules.- Divisor Methods of Apportionment: Divide and Round

Quota Methods of Apportionment: Divide and Rank

Targeting the House Size: Discrepancy Distribution

Favoring Some at the Expense of Others: Seat Biases

Preferring Stronger Parties to Weaker Parties: Majorization

Securing System Consistency: Coherence and Paradoxes

Appraising Electoral Equality: Goodness-of-Fit Criteria

Tracing Peculiarities: Vote Thresholds and Majority Clauses.- Truncating Seat Ranges: Minimum-Maximum Restrictions.- Proportionality and Personalization: BWG 2013

Representing Districts and Parties: Double Proportionality

Double-Proportional Divisor Methods: Technicalities

Biographical Digest

Notes and Comments

Biographies

References

Index.

ISBN:

3-319-64707-5

9783319647074

OCLC:

1021280060