Electoral Systems Paradoxes, Assumptions, and Procedures
Both theoretical and empirical aspects of single- and multi-winner voting procedures are presented in this collection of papers. Starting from a discussion of the underlying principles of democratic representation, the volume includes a description of a g
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Series Editors P.K. Pattanaik, USA K. Suzumura, Japan
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Dan S. Felsenthal
Mosh´e Machover
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Editors Prof. Dan S. Felsenthal University of Haifa School of Political Sciences Mount Carmel 31905 Haifa Israel and Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE United Kingdom [email protected]
Prof. Mosh´e Machover King’s College London Department of Philosophy Strand, London WC2R 2LS United Kingdom and Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street London WC2A 2AE United Kingdom [email protected]
Studies in Choice and Welfare ISSN 1614-0311 ISBN 978-3-642-20440-1 e-ISBN 978-3-642-20441-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-20441-8 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011943796 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The essays in this volume were presented by academic experts in voting theory from seven countries, as well as by two voting practitioners, at an international workshop on “Assessing Alternative Voting Procedures”, held on 30 July – 2 August 2010 at Chateau du Baffy, Normandy, France. It received generous financial support from the Leverhulme Trust (Grant # F/07 004M). The main purpose of the workshop was to explore both the theoretical and actual vulnerability to various voting paradoxes or pathologies of voting procedures designed to elect a single candidate. The following five relatively recent electionrelated events served as background to the workshop deliberations: • The phenomenon displayed (again) in the 2000 US presidential elections, where George W. Bush was elected by the Electoral College although Albert Gore received more popular votes. • The decision by the German Federal Constitutional Court on 3 July 2008 mandating the Bundestag to amend by June 2011 the procedure by which
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