This paper focuses on the dynamic interaction among electoral system changes and the electoral strategies of parties in Italy and Japan (1994-2009). In the first section, some key changes in electoral rules are outlined. The second section focuses on the pre-electoral strategies of parties and the third discusses the electoral performance of parties in both countries. The fourth section deals briefly with the process of government formation. A concluding section explains how the electoral system changes have mattered and why the partisan dynamics behind electoral competition and office formation have diverged in the two countries.
Aldo Di Virgilio, Junko Kato (2011). Party Competition Under New Electoral Rules in Italy and Japan, 1994-2009. NEW YORK : Springer [10.1007/978-1-4419-7228-6_2].
Party Competition Under New Electoral Rules in Italy and Japan, 1994-2009
DI VIRGILIO, ALDO;
2011
Abstract
This paper focuses on the dynamic interaction among electoral system changes and the electoral strategies of parties in Italy and Japan (1994-2009). In the first section, some key changes in electoral rules are outlined. The second section focuses on the pre-electoral strategies of parties and the third discusses the electoral performance of parties in both countries. The fourth section deals briefly with the process of government formation. A concluding section explains how the electoral system changes have mattered and why the partisan dynamics behind electoral competition and office formation have diverged in the two countries.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
