All Academic, Inc. Research Logo

Info/CitationFAQResearchAll Academic Inc.
Document

We Know Which One We Prefer But We Don't Really Know Why: The Curious Case of Mixed Member Electoral Systems
Unformatted Document Text:  24 Table 8: Electoral System Tradeoffs Strong agree/ Neutral Strongly agree/ prefer prefer [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [3 ] [4] [5] [6] [7] Clear difference More agreement and between parties 14 31 17 13 12 9 4 working together between parties mean: 3.2 One party in Two or more parties government 10 15 12 29 12 12 9 in government mean: 3.9 It is important for It is important for a government to be 3 7 18 12 27 24 9 a government to strong and stable gain stability even if it means it through consensus sometimes even if this means rides roughshod sometimes problems over all opposition take a very long time to solve mean: 4.6 Allow individual Ensure that parties candidates to 5 8 26 12 24 25 10 are central run personal actors in the campaigns and campaign cultivate a personal vote mean 4.55 Question: ‘Different electoral systems often imply different kinds of trade-offs, or provide for the possibility of different kinds of political outcomes. We’re interested in knowing which kinds of priorities matter more for you in an electoral system.’ Note that the figures are percentages except for mean value which is score.

Authors: Farrell, David. and Bowler, Shaun.
first   previous   Page 24 of 24   next   last



background image
24
Table 8: Electoral System Tradeoffs
Strong agree/
Neutral
Strongly agree/
prefer
prefer
[ 1 ]
[ 2 ]
[3 ]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
Clear difference
More agreement and
between parties
14
31
17
13
12
9
4
working together
between
parties
mean: 3.2
One party in
Two or more parties
government
10 15 12 29
12 12 9 in
government
mean: 3.9
It is important for
It is important for
a government to be
3
7
18
12
27
24
9
a government to
strong and stable
gain stability
even if it means it
through consensus
sometimes
even if this means
rides roughshod
sometimes problems
over all opposition
take a very long time
to
solve
mean: 4.6
Allow individual
Ensure that parties
candidates
to
5 8 26 12 24 25 10 are
central
run personal
actors in the
campaigns and
campaign
cultivate a personal
vote
mean 4.55
Question: ‘Different electoral systems often imply different kinds of trade-offs, or provide for the
possibility of different kinds of political outcomes. We’re interested in knowing which kinds of
priorities matter more for you in an electoral system.’ Note that the figures are percentages
except for mean value which is score.


Convention
Need a solution for abstract management? All Academic can help! Contact us today to find out how our system can help your annual meeting.
Submission - Custom fields, multiple submission types, tracks, audio visual, multiple upload formats, automatic conversion to pdf.
Review - Peer Review, Bulk reviewer assignment, bulk emails, ranking, z-score statistics, and multiple worksheets!
Reports - Many standard and custom reports generated while you wait. Print programs with participant indexes, event grids, and more!
Scheduling - Flexible and convenient grid scheduling within rooms and buildings. Conflict checking and advanced filtering.
Communication - Bulk email tools to help your administrators send reminders and responses. Use form letters, a message center, and much more!
Management - Search tools, duplicate people management, editing tools, submission transfers, many tools to manage a variety of conference management headaches!
Click here for more information.

first   previous   Page 24 of 24   next   last

©2008 All Academic, Inc.