Publication details
Teoretické očakávania a skutočné výstupy volebných systémov : Ako merať veľkosť deviácie?
| Title in English | Theoretical Expectations and the Actual Outcomes of Electoral Systems : How to Measure the Size of the Deviation? |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Středoevropské politické studie |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://journals.muni.cz/cepsr/article/view/9036 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CEPSR.2017.34.189 |
| Keywords | Electoral Systems; Theoretical Expectations; Size of Deviation; Measurement Tool; Seat Product Model |
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| Description | The paper criticizes current conceptual frameworks focused on the evaluation of the performance of electoral systems. It offers a new tool allowing researchers to measure the size of the deviation of electoral outcomes from theoretical expectations. The index d = log[NS/(MS)1/6] is built on the Seat Product Model (Taagepera 2007b) and captures the deviations of electoral outcomes from predictions solely on the basis of two institutional factors – average district magnitude (M) and size of assembly (S). The theoretical background of index d is explained, and its reliability is further supported by conventional econometric methods based on empirical data. |
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