{"product_id":"to-keep-or-to-change-first-past-the-post-the-politics-of-electoral-reform-9780199539390","title":"To Keep or to Change First Past the Post?: The Politics of Electoral Reform","description":"First past the post is one of the oldest and simplest electoral systems. The logic is simple: the candidate with the most votes wins. It is the system in place in some of the oldest democracies, most especially the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as the largest democracy, India. This is also a system that is hotly debated, and proposals for reform are often advanced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book addresses the following questions: What fosters or hinders reform of first past the post? When and why does reform emerge on the political agenda? Who proposes and who opposes reform? When and why do reform proposals succeed or fail? What kind of proposal tends to be put on the table? Are some types of proposal more likely to succeed? Why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first chapter undertakes a comparative analysis of the conditions under which reform is initiated. The following chapters investigate in detail the politics of electoral reform in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and New Zealand, the debates that take place, the proposals that are advanced, and the strategies deployed by the actors. These analyses contribute to a rich and nuanced understanding of why first past the post is often challenged and sometimes replaced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e André Blais\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199539390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndré Blais\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor in the Department of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal, a research fellow with the Centre interuniversitaire de recherché en économie quantitative (CIREQ), with the Centre interuniversitaire de recherché en analyse des\u003cbr\u003eorganisations (CIRANO), and holds a Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies. His research interests are voting and elections, electoral systems, public opinion, and methodology. Professor Blais has published more than 100 journal articles. His most recent books are: \u003cem\u003eLosers' Consent: Elections and\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemocratic Legitimacy\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2005, with Christopher J. Anderson, Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Ola Listhaug), \u003cem\u003eElection Laws in Democracies\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Toronto Press, 2004, with Louis Massicotte and Antoine Yoshinaka).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39934217584755,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_350eb88b-bec5-497f-a7b4-12f5c715a43f.jpg?v=1647878021","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/to-keep-or-to-change-first-past-the-post-the-politics-of-electoral-reform-9780199539390","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}