A critique, reanalysis, and update of rae s classic study, paper for the world congress of the international political science association washington, d. Rae and michael taylor, the analysis of political cleavages. Douglas rae is the richard ely professor of political science and management and is affiliated with the institute for social and policy studies, and the committee on urban studies. Although one of the party registration criteria was a requirement for 200 members, a person could be a member of more than one party for registration purposes and it appears that several parties used petition lists to meet their 200member requirement. For another index which might be adapted to indian party and electoral politics, see douglas rae s formula for measuring fractionalization in party systems in the political consequences of electoral laws, new haven, 1967, ch.
The political consequences of electoral laws paperback january 1, 1971 by douglas w rae author visit amazons douglas w rae page. The political consequences of electoral laws, 194585. He has also published numerous articles in leading journals on comparative politics and democratic theory. He is a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences, and has been a guggenheim fellow, a fellow at the center for advanced study, a fellow at the netherlands. Since the purpose of apsa task forces is to expand the public presence of the discipline of political science,1 it seemed to us that the. This means electoral formula, district structure and ballot format. It is only in the past five years or so that rae s work has come under closer scrutiny as scholars, like michael gallagher, richard katz, mend lijphart, matthew shugart and rein taagepera, have sought to develop and improve. The electoral laws in place at the time facilitated the formation of new parties. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent.
Rae yale university press new haven wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. However in the political consecccs of electoral laws. Jones department of political science, university of michigan, ann arbor, mi 481091045, usa his article revisits arend lijpharts 1990 reanalysis of douglas rae s the political consequences a electoral laws 1971 using data from latin america and the caribbean. Publications include political consequences of electoral laws, 1971. The bedrock in which the political consequences of electoral laws are grounded consists of a twofold process, which duverger delineated as two forces working together.
He has published widely, including the prizewinning political consequences of electoral laws yale university press, 1967, equalities. A note on the fractionalization of some european party. The effects and determinants of electoral systems new haven, conn yale university press, 1989. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A similar pattern of competition between two locally strong parties, which might be different parties in different parts of the country, persists. The democracy sourcebook offers a collection of classic writings and contemporary scholarship on democracy, creating a book that can be used by undergraduate and graduate students in a wide variety of courses, including american politics, international relations, comparative politics, and political philosophy. Tangian, unlikelihood of condorcets paradox in large society douglas rae, the political consequences of electoral laws february 12. Rae s the political consequences of electoral laws was published in 1967, it was almost instantly recognized as a great scholarly breakthrough.
Electoral reform in systems of proportional representation. See douglas rae, political consequences of electoral laws, new haven. Douglas whiting rae is a political scientist and richard ely professor of political science and management at yale university. Rae, the political consequences of electoral laws, new haven 1971. The political consequences of electoral laws douglas w. It is a critique of douglas rae s the political consequences of electoral laws. Clearly this is not the only index which might be used. Jones department of political science, university of michigan, ann arbor, mi 481091045, usa his article revisits arend lijpharts 1990 reanalysis of douglas rae s the political consequences a electoral laws 1971 using data from latin. The piece is entitled mathematical consequences of electoral laws.
The impact of rae s work on the way in which electoral systems are now studied is clear. However, contrary to lijphart, a positive relationship was found between disproportionality and multipartism for pr. Douglas whiting rae born 1939 is a political scientist and richard ely professor of political science and management at yale university. Yale university press, 1967 feel free to contribute with a summary under comments. Approaches to the study of electoral system design. He has contributed to the bbc, the new republic, and the new york times.
Constitutional frameworks and democratic consolidation. A note on the fractionalization of some european party systems show all authors. A second edition was published in 1971, and it has maintained its stellar reputation as the most important book in the field of comparative electoral systems ever since. It includes only two of the four defining elements of. Electoral laws and their political consequences uci school of.
He is a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences and served as chief administrative officer of the city of new haven, connecticut in 19901991. Good resurce for understanding the fracturization, defracturizatin effects of electoral laws, with the context applied of the stats or nations involved. First, we investigate the causal connection between electoral law and disproportionality, taking particular. Kae found electoral laws to have a noticeable impact on the party systems of the european nations he examined. Unknown electoral laws and their political consequences created date. The political consequences of electoral laws douglas w rae on. Out dated data points but the laws have not changes much in the funtions just political theather and identity politics have.
The political consequences of electoral laws, 1945. The seminal work by douglas rae 1967 set the trend on how to study electoral systems and their political consequences. This article revisits arend lijpharts 1990 reanalysis of douglas rae s the political consequences of electoral laws 1971 using data from latin america and the caribbean. Douglas rae, yoshitaka nishizawaan electoral system for curacao. The findings of this study concur with much of lijpharts analysis. The comparative study of electoral systems is undergoing a lively revival. Electoral laws and their political consequences keywords. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This article revisits arend lijpharts 1990 reanalysis of douglas raes k. The polemicists for proportional representation at organizations like fair vote ontario complain that our system has not generated.
Douglas rae, the political consequences of electoral laws new haven, conn yale university press, 1967. Douglas rae, the political consequences of electoral laws. Concentration, fractionalization, and entropy measures. Douglas rae 1971 and others have examined how the number of parties influences strategic voting and other aspects of electoral behavior. The political consequences of electoral laws in latin america and the caribbean this article revisits arend lijpharts 1990 reanalysis of douglas rae s k. The mechanical effect of electoral systems describes how the electoral rules constrain. The political consequences of electoral laws in latin america and. Lindberg department of political science, lund university, po box 52, lund 221 00, sweden abstract based on an original data set of elections in africa, this article addresses the orthodoxy of theoretical hypotheses regarding the e. Douglas whiting rae born 1939 is a political scientist and richard ely professor of political. Election laws, disproportionality and median correspondence 385 as such would therefore be inappropriate for normative evaluations of electoral systems from a majoritarian point of view. Douglas rae, 7he political consequences of electoral laws new haven, 1967, 95. The political consequences of electoral laws in latin.
Comparative study of electoral systems, which includes more than 50. The political consequences of electoral laws hardcover import, 1967. He has published widely, including the prizewinning political consequences of electoral laws yale university press, 1967, equalities harvard. The need to modify duvergers law to allow for differing patterns of two. His edited and coedited books include choosing an electoral system praeger, 1984, electoral laws and their political consequences agathon press, 1986, and parliamentary versus presidential government oxford university press, 1992. These insights were rediscovered, developed and extended, most famously in the work of duverger 1954 and were crystallized in douglas rae s seminal the political consequences of electoral laws. Gerry mackie, saving democracy from political science a. Raes the political consequences of electoral laws was published in 1967, it was almost instantly recognized as a great scholarly breakthrough. The political consequences of electoral laws, by douglas w.