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Mar 14, 2025

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PLSC 453 - Comparative Electoral Systems

Examines how institutional rules affect party systems, electoral outcomes, prospects for small parties, and fairness in translating votes into seats. Survey of politics of electoral system reform in modern democracies. Not offered every year.

Prerequisites & Notes: PLSC 101 or PLSC 291 or PLSC 450.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter

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