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Redistricting in Comparative Perspective

Edited by Bernard Grofman and Lisa Handley

Price: £50.00 (hardback)
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-922740-2
Publication date: 26 June 2008
264 pages, 234x156 mm
Series: Comparative Politics
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The aim of this book is threefold. First to put in one place for the convenience of both scholars and practitioners the basic data on redistricting practices in democracies around the world. Remarkably, this data has never before been collected. Second, to provide a series of short case studies that look in more detail at particular countries with regard to the institutions and practices that have evolved for redistricting and the nature of the debates that have arisen. Third, to begin to look in comparative perspective at the consequences of alternative redistricting mechanisms and at the tradeoffs among competing redistricting criteria.

This volume has contributions from some of the leading specialists on redistricting in the world. The chapters reflect a mix of country-specific material, chapters that are broadly comparative, and chapters whose contributions are more methodological in nature. The chapters in this volume provide an indispensable introduction to the institutions, practices, and consequences of boundary delimitation around the world.

Comparative Politics is a series for students and teachers of political science that deals with contemporary issues in comparative government and politics. The General Editors are David M. Farrell, Jean Monnet Chair in European Politics and Head of School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester and Alfio Mastropaolo, University of Turin. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research.

Readership: Scholars and students of comparative politics and political behaviour.

Contents

Introduction , Bernard Grofman and Lisa Handley

1. From Gerrymanders to Independence: District Boundary Readjustments in Canada , John Courtney

2. An Independent Commission with Political Input: New Zealand's Electoral Redistribution Practices , Alan McRobie

3. From Politics to Technicalities: Mexican Redistricting in Historical Perspective , Alonso Lujambio and Horacio Vives

4. United States Redistricting: A Comparative Look at the 50 States , Michael P. McDonald

5. Delimitation in India , Alistair McMillan

6. Redistribution in Australia: The Importance of One Vote, One Value , Rod Medew

7. The Politics of Redistricting in Japan: A Contradiction between Equal Population and Local Government Boundaries , Toshimasha Moriwaki

8. Reserved Seats in National Legislatures: A Comparative Approach , Andrew Reynolds

9. The Design of Ethnically Mixed Constituencies in Fiji, 1970-2006 , Jon Fraenkel

10. Race and Redistricting in the United States , David Lublin

11. Electoral Boundary Delimitation in Ireland , John Coakley

12. Redistricting in France under Changing Electoral Rules , Michel Balinski

13. Delimiting Electoral Boundaries in Post-Conflict Settings , Lisa Handley

14. Electoral Distortion Despite Redistricting by Independent Commissions: the British Case 1950-2005, Ron , Johnston, Charles Pattie, and David Rossiter

15. The Partisan Consequences of Baker v. Carr and the One Person, One Vote Revolution , Thomas Brunell and Bernard Grofman

16. Automating the Districting Process: An Experiment Using a Japanese Case Study , Toshishiro Sakaguchi and Junichiro Wada

17. Districting in Eastern Europe: Regulations and Practices , Marina Popescu and Gabor Toka

18. A Comparative Survey of Structures and Criteria for Boundary Delimitation , Lisa Handley

Authors, editors, and contributors

Edited by Bernard Grofman, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine and
Lisa Handley, Research Analyst, Election Data Services, Washington DC

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