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Zusatztext All of the chapters in this useful volume are capable of standing alone, so they can be read selectively depnding on readers' interests. Informationen zum Autor Bernard Grofman received his B.S. in Mathematics at the University of Chicago in 1966 and his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Chicago in 1972. He has been Professor of Political Science since 1980, and on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine since 1976. His past research has dealt with mathematical models of group decision making, legislative representation, electoral rules, and redistricting. Currently, he is working on comparative politics and political economy, with an emphasis on viewing the United States in comparative perspective. He is co-author of 4 books and co-editor of 16 other books; he has published over 200 research articles and book chapters, including work in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, Social Choice and Welfare, and Public Choice. Professor Grofman is a past President of the Public Choice Society.Lisa Handley is President of Frontier International Electoral Consulting and a widely recognized expert on the drawing of electoral boundaries, her previous books include Minority Representation and the Quest for Voting Equality (with B. Grofman and R.G. Niemi, CUP, 1994). Klappentext This indispensable introduction to the institutions, practices, and consequences of boundary delimitation around the world brings together some of the world's leading specialists on redistricting. Zusammenfassung This indispensable introduction to the institutions, practices, and consequences of boundary delimitation around the world brings together some of the world's leading specialists on redistricting. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: John Courtney: From Gerrymanders to Independence: District Boundary Readjustments in Canada 2: Alan McRobie: An Independent Commission with Political Input: New Zealand's Electoral Redistribution Practices 3: Alonso Lujambio and Horacio Vives: From Politics to Technicalities: Mexican Redistricting in Historical Perspective 4: Michael P. McDonald: United States Redistricting: A Comparative Look at the 50 States 5: Alistair McMillan: Delimitation in India 6: Rod Medew: Redistribution in Australia: The Importance of One Vote, One Value 7: Toshimasha Moriwaki: The Politics of Redistricting in Japan: A Contradiction between Equal Population and Local Government Boundaries 8: Andrew Reynolds: Reserved Seats in National Legislatures: A Comparative Approach 9: Jon Fraenkel: The Design of Ethnically Mixed Constituencies in Fiji, 1970-2006 10: David Lublin: Race and Redistricting in the United States 11: John Coakley: Electoral Boundary Delimitation in Ireland 12: Michel Balinski: Redistricting in France under Changing Electoral Rules 13: Lisa Handley: Delimiting Electoral Boundaries in Post-Conflict Settings 14: Johnston, Charles Pattie, and David Rossiter: Electoral Distortion Despite Redistricting by Independent Commissions: the British Case 1950-2005, Ron 15: Thomas Brunell and Bernard Grofman: The Partisan Consequences of Baker v. Carr and the One Person, One Vote Revolution 16: Toshishiro Sakaguchi and Junichiro Wada: Automating the Districting Process: An Experiment Using a Japanese Case Study 17: Marina Popescu and Gabor Toka: Districting in Eastern Europe: Regulations and Practices 18: Lisa Handley: A Comparative Survey of Structures and Criteria for Boundary Delimitation ...
