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POLI 331

Comparative Party Systems

3 credits · Undergraduate

Fall 2026

Topics

  • Party and party-system typologies
  • Plurality and majority voting
  • Proportional and mixed electoral systems
  • Electoral-system consequences
  • British and Indian parties
  • Australian and New Zealand parties
  • French and German parties
  • Italian and Israeli parties

Readings

  • Electoral Systems: A Comparative Introduction, 3rd ed. (Outline prints “Northrose”; linked e-book ISBN 9781350348998.)
    Required
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