Elections : the Federal Republic of Germany in comparison

Author(s)

• Jesse, Eckhard

Bibliographic Information

Elections : the Federal Republic of Germany in comparison

Eckhard Jesse ; translated from the German by Lindsay Batson

（German studies series）

Berg , Distributed exclusively in the US and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1990

Other Title

Wahlen

Note

Translation of: Wahlen : Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Vergleich

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Beginning with a discussion of democratic theory, this study provides a first-class survey of elections and electoral laws in the Federal Republic.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 The current level of research. Part 2 Elections and democracy: definition
• history
• identity theory versus competitive theory
• "Freedom of Election"
• voting principles
• criticisms of elections. Part 3 Elections, electoral systems and parties in selected states: the range of democratic electoral systems
• the United Kingdom
• France
• Germany
• comparison and summary. Part 4 Voting and elections in West Germany: voting structure
• electoral sociology
• elections - is there an alternative?

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Details

• NCID: BA11573603
• ISBN:
  • 0854966471
• LCCN: 90000355
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: New York,New York
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 119 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JN3971.A95
  • DC20 : 324.6/0943
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Elections -- Germany (West)
  • LCSH : Elections -- Europe
  • LCSH : Comparative government
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA01542818