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The politics of representation : election campaigning and proportional representation / Juliet Roper, Christina Holtz-Bacha, Gianpietro Mazzoleni. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roper, Juliet.
- Series:
- Frontiers in political communication ; v. 5.
- Frontiers in political communications ; v. 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Proportional representation.
- Democracy.
- Political campaigns.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 p. ) ill. ;
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "In this new book, an international team of experts critically examines issues of democratic representation in three culturally diverse nations whose governments are elected under systems of proportional representation - New Zealand, Germany, and Italy. The authors examine the power plays at work in the development and implementation of proportional representation in their respective countries and they consider the ways in which the electoral system has impacted election campaign strategies. The final chapter by Douglas Kellner (George F.
- Kellner Philosophy of Education Chair, Social Sciences and Comparative Education, UCLA) relates the issue to contemporary politics in the United States by using the 2000 U.S. presidential election to investigate the ways in which democracy is served, and disserved, by the electoral system."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Proportional Representation and Democracy
- Germany: The "German Model" and Its Intricacies
- New Zealand: The Popular Overthrow of an Electoral System
- Italy: Proportional Vote: The Last Refuge For Old Party System?
- Introduction: The Modernization of Election Campaign Practices
- Germany: From Modern to Postmodern Campaign
- New Zealand: Adapting to Proportional Representation
- Italy: Playing in the Majoritarian and Looking at the Proportional
- The United States: Media Spectacle and Election 2000 / Douglas Kellner.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-185).
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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