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Party politics in Russia and Ukraine, electoral system change in diverging regimes, Bryon Moraski

Label
Party politics in Russia and Ukraine, electoral system change in diverging regimes, Bryon Moraski
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Party politics in Russia and Ukraine
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1280600734
Responsibility statement
Bryon Moraski
Sub title
electoral system change in diverging regimes
Summary
"This book investigates the effects of similar electoral system changes on candidate selection, election outcomes, and party development in two post-Soviet states, Russia and Ukraine, during a period when Russia's rulers were consolidating a dominant-party, electoral authoritarian regime and Ukraine appeared to be moving towards electoral democracy"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction -- Electoral systems, political parties, and candidate selection -- Closed-list proportional representation and the dynamics of candidate selection -- Managing the move to proportional representation in Russia -- Contending for power under proportional representation in Ukraine -- Cohesion and co-optation in Russia and Ukraine -- Proportional rules and majoritarian outcomes in Russia -- The consequences of party nominations in Ukraine -- Conclusion
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