ID - 131788449 TI - Election Systems and Gerrymandering Worldwide PY - 2020 SN - 9783030308377 3030308375 3030308375 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Political systems KW - Politics KW - Microeconomics KW - Public law. Constitutional law KW - economie KW - democratie KW - verkiezingen KW - grondrechten KW - staatsrecht KW - grondwet KW - Elections. KW - Constitutional law. KW - Welfare economics. KW - Democracy. KW - Electoral Politics. KW - Constitutional Law. KW - Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131788449 AB - This book explores the similarities and differences among national election systems around the globe and sheds light on how election systems are susceptible to gerrymandering, which is the process by which an incumbent or a political party attempts to manipulate the boundaries of electoral districts for their own advantage. Presenting research showing that some of the worst electoral-system manipulation occurs in the oldest established democracies, the book explores how nations have modified the form of government to meet local conditions and how democracy is threatened by gerrymandering. ER -