01434     2200241   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001000123084001400133100003100147245005900178260003300237300003100270500002300301520078700324650001401111700001701125990002501142990002501167INLIS00000000000466920221024102408  a0010-0520004669221024                |          | eng    a9780415400473  aeng  a324.6  a324.6 ETH0 aEthnopolitics of Elections14aEthnopolitics of Elections /cEdited by Florian Bieber  aNew York :bRoutledge,c2007  a128p. :b:illus. ;c24 cm.  aIndeks : p.120-128  aFree and fair elections are one of the most fundamental characteristics of democratic systems. In ethnically plural societies, elections take on extra significance as the rules and regulations on which they are based provide important levers to guarantee or prevent adequate representation of different communal groups within the key institutions of the state. As a consequence, elections and electoral systems are contested vigorously. This book examines the ethnopolitical dimensions of electoral system design, election campaigns, and results. It conceptualises the dynamics underlying depth analysis of recent elections within such societies on a comparative and single-case basis, including: Macedonia, Slovakia, Belgium, Malaysia, Singapore, Rwanda, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago. 4aElections0 aStefan Wolff  a10249/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10250/MKRI-P/XI-2008