Raymond V Christensen
Biographic Data
| ID | 748819 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raymond V Christensen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raymond V |
| FAMILY NAME | Christensen |
| SIGNATURE | CHRISTENSEN R V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kansas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Strategic Imperatives of Japan's SNTV Electoral System and the Cooperative Innovations of the Former Opposition Parties
Single nontransferable vote (SNTV) electoral systems create severe collective-action problems for political parties. If multimember districts are used, large political parties must run the optimal number of candidates in each district and divide the vote equally between those candidates. Failure to do so will cost a party seats. In Japan, the former parties of the non-Communist opposition cooperated in all national elections from 1971 to 1990. In…
The New Japanese Election System
ESPITE the promise of bold and innovative action, doubts are increasing as to whether the recent upheavals in Japanese politics will actually transform government and politics in Japan. When the coalition of Liberal Democratic party (LDP) renegades and opposition parties ousted the LDP from power in mid-1993, they made electoral reform their first and most important legislative priority. The reforms they passed in 1994 became the most significant…
Toward a Context-Rich Analysis of Electoral Systems: The Japanese Example
Theory: Political parties receive a greater or lesser percent of seats than their percent of the vote in an election for a variety of reasons. District magnitude, the type of the electoral system, and strategic errors are three inherent features of an electoral system that affect seat bonuses. Malapportionment and turnout differentials are features specific to a country that also affect seat bonuses. Hypotheses: If each of the above sources of se…
Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring
Research Article| July 01 1994 Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring Raymond V. Christensen Raymond V. Christensen Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1994) 34 (7): 589–605. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645370 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tool…
Toward a Context-Rich Analysis of Electoral Systems: The Japanese Example
Theory: Political parties receive a greater or lesser percent of seats than their percent of the vote in an election for a variety of reasons. District magnitude, the type of the electoral system, and strategic errors are three inherent features of an electoral system that affect seat bonuses. Malapportionment and turnout differentials are features specific to a country that also affect seat bonuses. Hypotheses: If each of the above sources of se…
Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring
Research Article| July 01 1994 Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring Raymond V. Christensen Raymond V. Christensen Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1994) 34 (7): 589–605. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645370 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tool…
Strategic Imperatives of Japan's SNTV Electoral System and the Cooperative Innovations of the Former Opposition Parties
Single nontransferable vote (SNTV) electoral systems create severe collective-action problems for political parties. If multimember districts are used, large political parties must run the optimal number of candidates in each district and divide the vote equally between those candidates. Failure to do so will cost a party seats. In Japan, the former parties of the non-Communist opposition cooperated in all national elections from 1971 to 1990. In…
The New Japanese Election System
ESPITE the promise of bold and innovative action, doubts are increasing as to whether the recent upheavals in Japanese politics will actually transform government and politics in Japan. When the coalition of Liberal Democratic party (LDP) renegades and opposition parties ousted the LDP from power in mid-1993, they made electoral reform their first and most important legislative priority. The reforms they passed in 1994 became the most significant…
Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring
Research Article| July 01 1994 Electoral Reform in Japan: How It was Enacted and Changes It May Bring Raymond V. Christensen Raymond V. Christensen Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1994) 34 (7): 589–605. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645370 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tool…
Toward a Context-Rich Analysis of Electoral Systems: The Japanese Example
Theory: Political parties receive a greater or lesser percent of seats than their percent of the vote in an election for a variety of reasons. District magnitude, the type of the electoral system, and strategic errors are three inherent features of an electoral system that affect seat bonuses. Malapportionment and turnout differentials are features specific to a country that also affect seat bonuses. Hypotheses: If each of the above sources of se…
Strategic Imperatives of Japan's SNTV Electoral System and the Cooperative Innovations of the Former Opposition Parties
Single nontransferable vote (SNTV) electoral systems create severe collective-action problems for political parties. If multimember districts are used, large political parties must run the optimal number of candidates in each district and divide the vote equally between those candidates. Failure to do so will cost a party seats. In Japan, the former parties of the non-Communist opposition cooperated in all national elections from 1971 to 1990. In…
The New Japanese Election System
ESPITE the promise of bold and innovative action, doubts are increasing as to whether the recent upheavals in Japanese politics will actually transform government and politics in Japan. When the coalition of Liberal Democratic party (LDP) renegades and opposition parties ousted the LDP from power in mid-1993, they made electoral reform their first and most important legislative priority. The reforms they passed in 1994 became the most significant…
Political science (4 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Citation (1 works)