Democracy and the politics of electoral system choice : engineering electoral dominance / / Amel Ahmed.
"Amel Ahmed brings new historical evidence and a novel theoretical framework to bear on the study of democratization. Looking at the politics of electoral system choice at the time of suffrage expansion among early democratizers, she shows that the electoral systems used in advanced democracies...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 228 p. :; ill. |
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| Summary: | "Amel Ahmed brings new historical evidence and a novel theoretical framework to bear on the study of democratization. Looking at the politics of electoral system choice at the time of suffrage expansion among early democratizers, she shows that the electoral systems used in advanced democracies today were initially devised as exclusionary safeguards to protect pre-democratic elites from the impact of democratization and, particularly, the existential threat posed by working class mobilization"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107031616 (hardback) 9781139845366 (electronic bk.) |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Amel Ahmed. |