The agenda for the fifth weekend, March 6-7, 2004, appears lower
down on this page.
There were two special guests in addition to the regular
presenters.
David Farrell, author of the reference book being used by the
Assembly, and Elizabeth McLeay, visiting political science
professor from Victoria University in New Zealand, were both in
attendance. (Visit the
Victoria
University site and use the "Teaching Staff" pulldown menu to
find Dr. McLeay.)
Their handouts and presentations are online as follows:
David Farrell handout (
Word document, 207K) (
PDF, 333K)
David Farrell PowerPoint presentation (
PPT, 376K) (
PDF, 201K)
David Farrell PowerPoint (simple version) (
PPT, 232K) (
PDF, 151K)
Elizabeth McLeay background notes (
Word, 43K) (
PDF, 186K)
Elizabeth McLeay handout (
Word, 68K) (
PDF, 231K)
Elizabeth McLeay PowerPoint presentation (
PPT, 316K) (
PDF, 1.82MB)
Elizabeth McLeay PowerPoint (simple version) (
PPT, 108K)
The agenda for March 6-7:
CHANGING ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
Saturday March
6
Morning: Choosing Systems
What criteria have others used, why, did it work as expected?
- Eastern Europe’s new democracies (post 1990)
- the European Union
- established democracies (Italy, Japan, New Zealand)
Discussion Groups
Round Table (Research and Education staff with
visiting experts)
- are there lessons for us
- what should we look for, what might we avoid
Afternoon: The Impact of Change
- the impact on political parties & electoral competition
- the impact on the role of MPs & the legislature
- government formation and performance
Discussion Groups
Round Table (Research and Education staff with visiting
experts)
- questions about the how and whys of change
impacts
Sunday March 7
Morning: Lessons for BC
- the 1950s experiment
- are there limits to the impact electoral system change can
have
- what are the key lessons
Discussion Groups
A Final Round Table on Electoral System Change
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