This series is meant to be less specific political issues, but rather to be an explainer of how things work around the world, and to probe at some of the theory around politics as well as challenge some assumptions we all might hold about how things ought to work that may be shaped by the way the society in which you were raised engaged with the public sphere, and less by what is actually working.
One of the fundamental challenges facing any voting system that allows for local representation is how to draw those local districts. In those systems, the need for local representation comes into conflict with the need to achieve a system that … Continue reading XTREME Civics & Comparative Gov’t: How to Gerrymander a Voting District
Left out of the voting systems conversation last week were two rather unique ways of voting—one that affects only a handful of people around the world, but is still quite important to talk about, and one that, directly or indirectly, … Continue reading XTREME Civics & Comparative Gov’t: Voting Systems Pt. 2: STV & US Primaries
Welcome to the first installment of XTREME Civics & Comparative Government. This series is meant to be less specific political issues, but rather to be an explainer of how things work around the world, and to probe at some of … Continue reading XTREME Civics & Comparative Government: Voting Systems
