کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1052520 946392 2006 17 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Political knowledge about electoral rules: Comparing mixed member proportional systems in Germany and New Zealand
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم اجتماعی جغرافیا، برنامه ریزی و توسعه
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Political knowledge about electoral rules: Comparing mixed member proportional systems in Germany and New Zealand
چکیده انگلیسی

Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral systems are considered by some to be “the best of both worlds” because they combine single member district representation with proportional outcomes. Critics, however, maintain that such systems cause voter confusion leading some voters to cast misinformed votes. Survey data from Germany and New Zealand are used to investigate voter's political knowledge of the electoral system and their voting behavior. The findings suggest that knowledge about the electoral system is similar in New Zealand and in Germany. Although some may very well find the system complex, there is no evidence to suggest that a lack of knowledge about the electoral system influences voting behavior. The results undermine the claims made by skeptics who fear that misunderstanding threatens the legitimacy of electoral outcomes.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Electoral Studies - Volume 25, Issue 4, December 2006, Pages 714–730
نویسندگان
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