Raymond Miller
Biographic Data
| ID | 4377788 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raymond Miller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raymond |
| FAMILY NAME | Miller |
| SIGNATURE | MILLER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Democracy in New Zealand
"New Zealand is one of the world's oldest democracies for men and women, Māori and Pākehā, with one of the highest political participation rates. But - from MMP to leadership primaries, spin doctors to 'dirty politics' - the country's political system is undergoing rapid change. Democracy in New Zealand provides an up-to-date and concise introduction to New Zealand politics and how it works. Examining the constitution and the political system, ca…
Democratic Decline and Democratic Renewal
The story of liberal democracy over the last half century has been a triumphant one in many ways, with the number of democracies increasing from a minority of states to a significant majority. Yet substantial problems afflict democratic states, and while the number of democratic countries has expanded, democratic practice has contracted. This book introduces a novel framework for evaluating the rise and decline of democratic governance. Examining…
Counting the costs of coalition
Unlike most coalition studies, which are primarily concerned with the major parties, this article focuses on the costs of coalition for small parties. As the experiences of a number of countries demonstrate, the costs of coalition are unevenly shared, with major parties generally incurring low costs and small parties high costs. This article will focus on the impact of coalitions on New Zealand’s small parliamentary parties by considering whether…
Negotiating coalitions
Recent elections in the English-speaking world have thrown up results that were both unpredictable and history-making. In particular, the advent of multi-party and minority government in Britain and Australia, neither of which have proportional representation, raises questions about the capacity of major parties to remain dominant, and the place of minor parties and independents in the future. Here we argue that while the idiosyncrasies of the Au…
Why voters prefer coalitions
This article asks if voters might prefer coalitions or single-party governments for ideological or normative reasons. Of course, they might prefer coalition to single-party governments for many reasons, one set clustering around the rational preferences of partisans largely in terms of expectations of electoral success or failure, and the other around the influence of norms or ideology. In terms of ‘rationality’, small-party supporters should wan…
Partisanship and principle
In a two–stage referendum process, in 1992 and 1993, New Zealand voters authorised a radical change from a plurality electoral system to proportional representation. Although ad hoc groups, not the major political parties, led the debate for and against the change, the nature of the issue ensured that partisanship had a strong effect on voters’ choices. Yet many voters were also guided by their political principles and values, including fairness …
The Gender Gap and Women Party Activists in New Zealand
Postmaterialism and Green Party Activists in New Zealand
Partisanship and principle
In a two–stage referendum process, in 1992 and 1993, New Zealand voters authorised a radical change from a plurality electoral system to proportional representation. Although ad hoc groups, not the major political parties, led the debate for and against the change, the nature of the issue ensured that partisanship had a strong effect on voters’ choices. Yet many voters were also guided by their political principles and values, including fairness …
Why voters prefer coalitions
This article asks if voters might prefer coalitions or single-party governments for ideological or normative reasons. Of course, they might prefer coalition to single-party governments for many reasons, one set clustering around the rational preferences of partisans largely in terms of expectations of electoral success or failure, and the other around the influence of norms or ideology. In terms of ‘rationality’, small-party supporters should wan…
Negotiating coalitions
Recent elections in the English-speaking world have thrown up results that were both unpredictable and history-making. In particular, the advent of multi-party and minority government in Britain and Australia, neither of which have proportional representation, raises questions about the capacity of major parties to remain dominant, and the place of minor parties and independents in the future. Here we argue that while the idiosyncrasies of the Au…
Counting the costs of coalition
Unlike most coalition studies, which are primarily concerned with the major parties, this article focuses on the costs of coalition for small parties. As the experiences of a number of countries demonstrate, the costs of coalition are unevenly shared, with major parties generally incurring low costs and small parties high costs. This article will focus on the impact of coalitions on New Zealand’s small parliamentary parties by considering whether…
Postmaterialism and Green Party Activists in New Zealand
The Gender Gap and Women Party Activists in New Zealand
Partisanship and principle
In a two–stage referendum process, in 1992 and 1993, New Zealand voters authorised a radical change from a plurality electoral system to proportional representation. Although ad hoc groups, not the major political parties, led the debate for and against the change, the nature of the issue ensured that partisanship had a strong effect on voters’ choices. Yet many voters were also guided by their political principles and values, including fairness …
Counting the costs of coalition
Unlike most coalition studies, which are primarily concerned with the major parties, this article focuses on the costs of coalition for small parties. As the experiences of a number of countries demonstrate, the costs of coalition are unevenly shared, with major parties generally incurring low costs and small parties high costs. This article will focus on the impact of coalitions on New Zealand’s small parliamentary parties by considering whether…
Negotiating coalitions
Recent elections in the English-speaking world have thrown up results that were both unpredictable and history-making. In particular, the advent of multi-party and minority government in Britain and Australia, neither of which have proportional representation, raises questions about the capacity of major parties to remain dominant, and the place of minor parties and independents in the future. Here we argue that while the idiosyncrasies of the Au…
Why voters prefer coalitions
This article asks if voters might prefer coalitions or single-party governments for ideological or normative reasons. Of course, they might prefer coalition to single-party governments for many reasons, one set clustering around the rational preferences of partisans largely in terms of expectations of electoral success or failure, and the other around the influence of norms or ideology. In terms of ‘rationality’, small-party supporters should wan…
Democratic Decline and Democratic Renewal
The story of liberal democracy over the last half century has been a triumphant one in many ways, with the number of democracies increasing from a minority of states to a significant majority. Yet substantial problems afflict democratic states, and while the number of democratic countries has expanded, democratic practice has contracted. This book introduces a novel framework for evaluating the rise and decline of democratic governance. Examining…
Democracy in New Zealand
"New Zealand is one of the world's oldest democracies for men and women, Māori and Pākehā, with one of the highest political participation rates. But - from MMP to leadership primaries, spin doctors to 'dirty politics' - the country's political system is undergoing rapid change. Democracy in New Zealand provides an up-to-date and concise introduction to New Zealand politics and how it works. Examining the constitution and the political system, ca…
Political science (7 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political economy (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Democracy (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political Systems and Governance (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works)