CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Stefanov, Daniel Silvi |
|---|---|
| Title | POLITICAL EFFECTS OF FIRST PAST THE POST ELECTORAL SYSTEM IN DIVIDED SOCIETIES |
| Summary | This paper aims to show that First Past the Pest electoral system can have different from expected political consequences in divided societies. The Westminster model as a result of strong majority principle is not the only possible outcome of this electoral rule. On the basis of the case of India it shows that FPTP electoral system gives chances for the development of multiparty system and other elements of the consensus model. The research and the argument is based on empirical information about the number of parties, proportionality, type of the cabinets and others, described as basic elements of the consensus model by Lijphart. This information in the form of indices is compared with the well-based models of Westminster pattern of democracy. As a second point the paper discuses the contradictions to the Duverger’s law as it is the basis of the theoretical framework explaining the effect of the electoral systems. A different level of analysis reveals that these contradictions at first sight are not actually so falsifying Duverger’s law. |
| Supervisor | Pelinka, Anton |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/stefanov_daniel.pdf |
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