Plurality and Multi-round Electoral Systems
Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, The Canadian Embassy, UCI Academic Senate
February 18-19, 2006This conference is the fifth in a series on the major electoral systems of the world. Each of the previous conferences has resulted in a published conference volume. It involves some of the leading electoral system scholars.
*Indicates attending/presenting author
Friday, 2/17
(presenters and discussants)8 p.m. Dessert and coffee at Wyndham Hotel restaurant (meet in lobby a little before 8 p.m. Reservation in name “Grofman”)
Saturday, 2/18
(California Room, Wyndham Hotel)9 a.m. Meet in California Room, Wyndham Hotel for coffee & cookies
9:30-11 Session I
“Neither Representative nor Accountable: First Past the Post in the UK"
John Curtice (Strathclyde University)*, Michael Steed
[discussant: Miki Kittilson)“The Puzzle of Non-Duvergerian Equilibria in the United Kingdom"
Brian Gaines (University of Illinois)*
[Discussant: Jim Adams]
11:15-12:45 Session II
“Canada: Seats-Votes and the Puzzle of Non-Duvergerian Equilibria”
Richard Johnston (University of British Columbia)*, Fred Cutler
[Discussant: Matthew Shugart]"Voting Strategically in Canada and Great Britain”
André Blais, (Université de Montréal)*, Eugene Dostie-Goulet, Marc André Bodet
[Discussant: Steve Weldon]
12:45-2 Lunch on patio at Wyndham
2-3:30 Session III
“Party Inflation in India: Why Has Multi-Party Format Prevailed in the National Party?”
Csaba Nikolenyi (Concordia University)*
[Discussant: Arend Lijphart]“Party Formation and Policy Outcomes under Different Electoral Systems"
Massimo Morelli (Economics and Political Science, Ohio State)*
[Discussant: Ami Glazer]
3:45-5:15 Session IV
“Strategic Voting and Electoral Coordination in Southern Democratic Primaries”
Jeffrey Grynaviski (University of Chicago)*
[Discussant: Jonathan Katz]“Seats to Votes Ratios in the United States”
Michael P. McDonald (George Mason University)*
[Discussant: Rein Taagepera]5:15-7:30 Free relax time
8:00 Dinner for conference participants at Scott's Restaurant. Meet in Lobby at 7:30 and we'll stroll to dinner
Sunday, 2/19
10-11:30 Session V
“Comparing Public Policy Outputs under Plurality and PR Systems"
Michael D. McDonald (SUNY-Binghamton)*
[Discussant: Mike Latner]“Estimation of the Incumbency Effects in the US State Legislatures: A Quasi-Experimental Approach/"The Disadvantaged Incumbents: Estimating Incumbency Effects in Indian State Legislatures”
Yogesh Uppal (University of California, Irvine)*
[Discussant: Yuliya Tverdova]
11:30-12:00 Wrap up and future plans
12:00+ Lunch (for those still around) – Grofman, host