Books
The references below are sorted first by year, then by author.
To end of 19th Century
de Tocqueville, 1835: Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville, 1835
Gilpin, 1844: On the representation of minorities of electors to act with the majority in elected assemblies, Thomas Gilpin, 1844, 15 pages – reprinted in the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1896
Hare, 1857: The Machinery of Representation, Thomas Hare, 1857 (2 editions)[i]
Hare, 1859: A Treatise on the Election of Representatives, Parliamentary and Municipal, Thomas Hare, 1859, 1861, 1865 (3rd ed), 1873 (4th ed)
Mill, 1861: Considerations on Representative Government, John Stuart Mill, 1861 – “the chapter on ‘True and False Democracy’, an eloquent plea for proportional representation with special reference to Hare’s scheme, brought the latter’s work to the notice of scholars throughout the world” (see Hoag and Hallett 1926).
Bagehot 1867: The English Constitution, Walter Bagehot, 1867
Droop, 1869: On the political and social effects of different methods of electing representatives, Henry Droop, 1869
Sterne, 1871: On Representative Government and Personal Representation, Simon Sterne, (1871)
Buckelaw and Freeze, 1872: Proportional Representation, or the Representation of Successive Majorities in Federal, State, Municipal, Corporate and Primary Elections, Charles Rollin Buckelaw and John Gosse Freeze (ed), 1872; an excerpt can be found in Voting and Democracy Report 1995, The Center for Voting and Democracy, 1995, pp. 31-33
Dutcher, 1872: Minority or Proportional Representation: Its Nature, Aims, History, Salem Dutcher, 1872 – “one of the most important of the earlier American books on PR. A history of the movement till 1872” (see Hoag and Hallett 1926).
Horton, 1873: Proportional Representation, S Dana Horton, 1873
Mill, 1876: Mr. J.S. Mill upon personal representation, JS Mill, republished by the Proportional Representation Society (UK) through the Talbot collection of British pamphlets
Droop, 1881: On Methods of Electing Representatives, Henry Droop, 1881
Dodgson 1884: The Principles of Parliamentary Representation, Charles L Dodgson, 1884
Lubbock, 1884: Proportional Representation, John Lubbock, 1884
Naville, 1885: Les Progrès de la Representation Proportionelle, Ernest Naville, 1885
Jenks 1891: The Government of Victoria, Edward Jenks, 1891
Bishop 1893: History of Elections in the American Colonies, Cortlandt Bishop, 1893
Naville, 1893: article in Proportional Representation Review, Ernest Naville, December 1893
Naville, 1895: article in Proportional Representation Review, Ernest Naville, September 1895
Cridge , 1896: Proportional Representation Including Its Relation to the Initiative and Referendum, Alfred Cridge, c.1896
Garey, ?: Proportional Representation, Alva Edward Garey
1900 to 2nd World War
Ashworth, 1900: Proportional Representation applied to Party Government, Thomas Ramsden Ashworth, 1900
Moore 1901: The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, W Harrison Moore, 1901 (2nd edition 2010)
Andrae, 1905: Andrae and His Invention, the Proportional Representation Method, Poul Andrae, 1905, English translation by Vaughan Meisling, 1926
Avebury, 1906: Representation, Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury), 1904, 1906
Commons, 1907: Proportional Representation, John Commons, 1896, 1907 (3rd ed) – “an interesting book revealing the status of the movement in America before the effects had been felt of the revival of the British movement in 1905 and the adoption of the Hare system in Tasmania and South Africa” (Hoag and Hallett 1926).
Moore 1909: The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, Harrison Moore, 1909
Belloc and Chesterton 1911: The Party System, Hillaire Belloc and Cecil Chesterton, 1911
Humphreys, 1911: Proportional representation: a study in methods of election, John Humphreys, 1911 – “a general survey of the subject from the British point of view by the Secretary of the Proportional Representation Society of Great Britain. At the time of its publication the chief authority for the movement in English-speaking countries” (Hoag and Hallett 1926).
Williams, 1914: Proportional Representation and British Politics, John Fischer Williams, 1914?
Seymour [and Frary] 1918: How The World Votes: The Story of Democratic Development in Elections, Charles Seymour and Donald Paige Frary, 1918 (2 volumes)
Williams, 1918: The Reform of Political Representation, John Fischer Williams
Barrett, 1919: Proportional Representation, James Barrett, 1919
Hoag, 1924: Proportional Representation Review, Organ of The Proportional Representation League: January 1922 – October 1924, Clarence Hoag (ed), 1924
Humphreys, 1923: Practical Aspects of Electoral Representation, John Humphreys, 1923 – “an important little book supplementing the author’s standard work Proportional Representation (1911). A study of the British general election of 1922, of the bearing of PR on the present problems of British politics, and of the comparative merits of the alternative vote and PR” (see Hoag and Hallett 1926).
Berman, 1926: Proportional Representation, Lamar Berman, 1926 – “a debater’s handbook with briefs and a collection of quotes on both sides. Contains valuable material, but some of the facts alleged in the quotations are incorrect and some of the arguments suggested for each side are clearly untenable” (see Hoag and Hallett 1926).
Hong and Hallett, 1926: Proportional Representation, George Hallett and Clarence Hoag, 1926
Hallett, 1937: Proportional Representation – the Key to Democracy, George Hallett, 1937 – the 2nd edition, 1940, is substantially revised to take into account the recent commencement of the use of STV in New York.
Woodward 1938: The Age of Reform: 1815-1870, Llewellyn Woodward, 1938, 2nd edition 1962
Hermens, 1941: Democracy or Anarchy?, Hermens, 1941 – advanced the view that proportional representation contributed to the pre-war collapse of democracies.
Weil 1943: On the Abolition of All Political Parties, Simone Weil, 1943
Postwar to 1979
Neale 1949: The Elizabethan House of Commons, John E Neale, 1949
Mackenzie, 1950: The English Parliament, Kenneth Mackenzie, 1950
Duverger, 1951: Political Parties, Maurice Duverger, 1951 (1954 in english)
Jennings 1951: Cabinet Government, Sir Ivor Jennings, 1951, 2nd edition
Miller 1954: Australian Government and Politics, JDB Miller, 1954, 2nd edition 1959
Lakeman and Lambert, 1955: Voting in Democracies, Enid Lakeman and James D Lambert, 1955 (retitled How Democracies Vote in later editions)
Dicey, 1956: Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution, AV Dicey, 1956
Green 1956: Tasmania: A Century of Responsible Government 1856-1956, FC Green (ed), 1956
Van Den Bergh, 1956: Unity in Diversity: a systematic critical analysis of all electoral systems, G Van Den Bergh, 1956
Jennings, 1957: Parliament (2nd ed), Sir Ivor Jennings, 1957
Black, 1958: The Theory of Committees and Elections, D Black, 1958
Garran 1958: Prosper The Commonwealth, Robert Garran, 1958
Mackenzie, 1958: Free Elections, WJM Mackenzie, 1958
McCracken, 1958: Representative Government in Ireland – A Study of the Dail Eierann 1919-48, JL McCracken, 1958
Hanham 1959: Elections and Party Management: Politics in the time of Disreali and Gladstone, HJ Hanham, 1959
Ebbels 1960: The Australian Labor Movement 1850-1907, R Noel Ebbels, 1960
Elton 1960: The Tudor Constitution- Documents and Commentary, GR Elton, 1960
Lumb 1963: The Constitutions of the Australian States, RD Lumb, 1963, 3rd edition 1972
Foord, 1964: His Majesty’s Opposition 1714-1830, Archibald Foord, 1964
Graham, 1966: The Formation of the Australian Country Parties, BD Graham, 1966
Loveday and Martin 1966: Parliament Factions and Parties: the First Thirty Years of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-1889, P Loveday and AW Martin, 1966
Rae, 1967 : The Political Consequences of Electoral Laws, Douglas W Rae, 1967 (revised edition 1971)
Beck 1968: Pendulum of Power – Canada’s Federal Elections, J Murray Beck, 1968
Hughes 1968: Readings in Australian Government, Colin Hughes, (ed), 1968
Hughes and Graham, 1968: A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Colin Hughes and BD Graham, 1968
Sternberger and Vogel, 1969: Die Wall der Parlamente und anderer Staatsorgane, Dolf Sternberger and Bernhard Vogel (eds), 1969
Hofstadter, 1970: The Idea of a Party System – The Rise of Legitimate Opposition in the United States 1780-1840, Richard Hofstadter, 1970
Rokkan, 1970: Citizens, Elections, Parties, Stein Rokkan, 1970
Birch, 1971: Representation, A Birch, 1971
Hawker, 1971: The Parliament of New South Wales 1856-1965, G Hawker, 1971
Knight and Baxter-Moore 1972: Northern Ireland–the elections of the twenties: the general elections for the House of Commons of the Parliament of Northern Ireland: May 1921 and April 1925 by the system of proportional representation by the single transferable vote in multi-member constituencies and May 1929 by the X-vote in single member constituencies, James Knight and Nicolas Baxter-Moore
Hughes and Graham , 1974: Voting for the Australian House of Representatives 1901-1964, Colin Hughes and BD Graham, 1974
Lakeman, 1974: How Democracies Vote: A Study of Electoral Systems, Enid Lakeman, 1974
Finer, 1975: Adversary Politics and Electoral Reform, Samuel E Finer (ed), 1975
Ricjkard 1976: Class and Politics: NSW, Victoria and the early Commonwealth 1890-1910, John Ricjkard, 1976
Hughes, 1977: A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1965-74, Colin Hughes, 1977
Loveday, 1977: The Emergence of the Australian Party System, P Loveday (ed), 1977
Kemp 1978: Society and Electoral Behaviour in Australia, David Kemp, 1978
Nohlen, 1978: Wahlsysteme der Welt, Dieter Nohlen, 1978
Gudgin and Taylor, 1979: Seats, Votes, and the Spatial Organisation of Elections, G Gudgin and Peter J Taylor, 1979
Johnston, 1979: Political, Electoral, and Spatial Systems, R J Johnston, 1979
1980s
Carstairs, 1980: A Short History of Electoral Systems in Western Europe, Andrew Carstairs, 1980
Katz, 1980: A Theory of Parties and Electoral Systems, Richard S Katz, 1980
Theophanous 1980: Australian Democracy in Crisis – A Radical Approach to Australian Politics, Andrew Theophanous, 1980
Wright 1980: Mirror of the Nation’s Mind, JFM Wright, 1980
Balinski and Young , 1982: Fair Representation: meeting the ideal of one man, one vote, Michel L Balinski and H Peyton Young, 1982 SLV Request from onsite storage S 328.730734
Bogdanor and Butler, 1983: Democracy and Elections, Vernon Bogdanor and David E Butler (eds), 1983
Bogdanor, 1984: What Is Proportional Representation?, Vernon Bogdanor, 1984
Dummett, 1984: Voting Procedures, Michael Dummett, 1984
Lijphart and Grofman, 1984: Choosing an Electoral System Issues and Alternatives, Arend Lijphart and B Grofman, 1984
Spitz, 1984: Majority Rule, E Spitz, Chatham House, 1984
Maddox 1985: Australian Democracy in Theory and Practice, Graham Maddox, 1985
Grofman and Lijphart, 1986: Electoral Laws and Their Political Consequences, Bernard Grofman and Arend Lijphart (eds), 1986
Hughes , 1986: A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1975-1984, Colin Hughes, 1986
Bentley 1987: The Climax of Liberal Politics: British Liberalism in Theory and Practice 1868-1918, Michael Bentley, 1987
Hucko , 1987: The Democratic Tradition – Four German Constitutions, Elmar M Hucko, 1987
Nurmi, 1987: Comparing Voting Systems, Hannu Nurmi
Souter , 1988: Acts of Parliament, Gavin Souter, 1988
Reid and Forrest , 1989: Australia’s Commonwealth Parliament, GS Reid and Martyn Forrest, 1989
Taagepera and Shugart , 1989: Seats and Votes: The Effects and Determinants of Electoral Systems, R Taagepera and M S Shugart, Seats and Votes, 1989
1990s
Felsenthal, 1990: Topics in Social Choice: Sophisticated Voting, Efficacy, and Proportional Representation, Dan Felsenthal, 1990
Mackie and Rose , 1991: The International Almanac of Electoral History, Thomas Mackie and Richard Rose, 3rd edition, 1991
Mair, 1991: The West European Party System, Peter Mair (ed), 1991
Hart, 1992: Proportional Representation: Critics of the British Electoral System 1820-1945, Jenifer Hart, 1992
Shugart and Carey, 1992: Presidents and Assemblies – Constitutional Design and Electoral Dynamics, Matthew Shugart and John Carey, 1992
McGrath 1993: The Frauding of Votes, Amy McGrath, 1993
Lijphardt, 1994: Electoral Systems and Party Systems, Arendt Lijphardt, 1994
Saari 1994: Geometry of Voting, Donald Saari, 1994
Colomer 1995: Game Theory and the Transition to Democracy: The Spanish Model, Josep Colomer, 1995
Galligan 1995: A Federal Republic: Australia’s Constitutional System of Government, Brian Galligan, 1995
McLean and Urken, 1995: Classics of Social Choice, Iain McLean and Arnold B Urken, 1995
McLean et al, 1996: A Mathematical Approach to Proportional Representation: Duncan Black on Lewis Carroll, Iain McLean, Alistair McMillan and Burt Monroe (eds),1996
Cox, 1997: Making Votes Count, Gary Cox, 1997
Dummett, 1997: Principles of Electoral Reform, Michael Dummett, 1997
Katz, 1997: Democracy and Elections, Katz, 1997
Pettit, 1997: Republicanism – A Theory of Freedom and Government, Philip Pettit, 1997
Reynolds and Reilly , 1997: The International IDEA Handbook of Electoral System Design, Reynolds and Reilly, International IDEA, 1997
Jaensch and Mathieson 1998: A Plague on Both Your Houses: Minor Parties in Australia, Dean Jaensch, and David Mathieson, 1998
Botsman 1999: The Great Constitutional Swindle, Peter Botsman, 1999
Lijphardt, 1999: Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, Arend Lijphart, 1999
Ritchie et al, 1999: Reflecting All of Us: The Case for Proportional Representation, Robert Richie, Steven Hill, Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers (eds), New Democracy Forum Series, 1999
2000s
Bowler and Grofman, 2000: Elections in Australia, Ireland, and Malta under the single transferable vote : reflections on an embedded institution, Shaun Bowler and Bernard Grofman (eds), 2000
Crepaz et al, 2000: Democracy and Institutions: the Life and Work of Arend Lijphart, M Crepaz, T Koelble and D Wilsford (eds), 2000
Klug, 2000: Constituting Democracy – Law, Democracy and South Africa’s Political Reconstuction, Heinz Klug, 2000
Powell, 2000: Elections as Instruments of Democracy: Majoritarian and Proportional Visions, G Bingham Powell, 2000
Richardson, 2000: A History of Suffrage, Sarah Richardson (ed), 2000 (6 vols)
Rose, 2000: International Encyclopedia of Elections, Richard Rose (ed), 2000
Ryden, 2000: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Electoral Process, David Ryden, 2000, revised ed 2002,
Barber, 2001: A Right to Representation: Proportional Election Systems for the Twenty-First Century, Kathleen Barber, 2001 (Urban Life and Urban Landscape Series)
Birrell, 2001: Federation – The Secret Story, Bob Birrell, 2001
Hightower, 2001: If the Gods Had Wanted Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates, Jim Hightower, 2001
Lindell and Bennett, 2001: Parliament: The Vision in Hindsight, Geoff Lindell and R Bennett, 2001
Ritchie et al, 2001: Whose Vote Counts?.Robert Richie, Steven Hill, Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers (eds), 2001
Saari 2001: Decisions and Elections: Explaining the Unexpected, Donald Saari, 2001
Sawer, 2001: Elections Full, Free and Fair, Marion Sawer (ed), 2001
Simms, 2001: 1901: The Forgotten Election, Marion Sims (editor), 2001, University
Dahl, 2002: How Democratic is the American Constitution?, Robert Dahl, 2002 (see also 2nd edition 2003)
Hill, 2002: Fixing Elections, Steve Hill, 2002
Hughes, 2002: A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1985-1999, Colin Hughes, 2002
Nurmi, 2002: Voting Procedures Under Uncertainty, Hannu Nurmi, 2002
Ryden, 2002: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Electoral Process, David Ryden, 2000 (revised edition 2002)
Colomer, 2003: Political Institutions: Democracy and Social Choice, Josep Colomer, 2003
Dahl, 2003: How Democratic is the American Constitution?, Robert A Dahl, 2nd edition 2003
Hasen, 2003: The Supreme Court and Election Law, Richard Hasen, 2003
de Mesquita, 2003: The Logic of Political Survival, Bruce de Mesquita, 2003
Saari, 2003: Basic Geometry of Voting, Donald Saari, 2003; a revised edition of Geometry of Voting, 1994
Tobin, 2003: Selecting the Pope – Uncovering the Mysteries of Papal Elections, Greg Tobin, 2003
Colomer, 2004: Handbook of Electoral System Choice, Josep Colomer, 2004
Hague and Harrop, 2004: Comparative Government and Politics, Rod Hague and Marton Harrop, internet edition 2004 – www.palgrave.com/politics/hague/internet_guide.htm
Norris, 2004: Electoral Engineering Voting Rules and Political Behaviour, Pippa Norris, 2004
Suroweicki, 2004: The Wisdom of Crowds, James Suroweicki, 2004
Campbell, 2005: Deliver the Vote A History of Election Fraud, an Americal Polical Tradution 1742-2004, Tracey Campbell, 2007
Dunn, 2005: Setting the People Free – The Story of Democracy, John Dunn, 2005
Gallagher and Mitchell, 2005: The Politics of Electoral Systems, Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell, 2005
Helms, 2005: Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors: Executive Leadership in Western Democracies, Ludgar Helms, 2005
IDEA, 2005: Electoral System Design: The New International IDEA Handbook, International IDEA 2005
Patapan, 2005: Westminster Legacies – Democracy and Representative Government in Asia and the Pacific, Haig Patapan (ed), 2005
Reynolds et al 2005: Electoral System Design: The New International IDEA Handbook, Andrew Reynolds, Ben Reilly and Andrew Ellis, 2005
Tetlock, 2005: Expert Political Judgement, Philip Tetlock, 2005
Wilenz, 2005: The Rise of American Democracy – Jefferson to Lincoln, Sean Wilenz, 2005
Farrell and McAllister, 2006: The Australian Electoral System – Origins Variations and Consequences, David Farrell and Ian McAllister, 2006
Ornstien and Mann, 2006: The Broken Branch, Norman Ornstien and Thomas Mann, 2006
Manza and Uggen, 2006: Locked Out: Felon disenfranchisement and American Democracy, Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen, 2006
Urbinati 2006: Representative Democracy: Principles and Genealogy, Nadia Urbinati, 2006
Archer, 2007: Why Is There No Labor Party in the United States?, Archer, Robyn, 2007
Cox and McCubbins 2007: Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House (2nd ed), Gary Cox, and Mathew McCubbins, 2007
Windschefffel, 2007: Popular Conservatism in Imperial London 1868-1906, Alex Windschefffel, 2007
Aroney, 2008: The Constitution of a Federal Commonwealth: The Making and Meaning of the Australian Constitution, Nicholas Aroney, 2008
Brams, 2008: Mathematics and Democracy, Steven Brams, 2008
Gallagher and Mitchell, 2008: The Politics of Electoral Systems, Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell, 2008
Grattan, 2008: Australian Prime Ministers, Michelle Grattan (editor), 2000, revised edition 2008
Laurelle and Valenciano, 2008: Voting and Collective Decision-Making, Annick Laurelle, and Federico Valenciano, 2008
Phillips, 2008: Electoral Law in the State of Western Australia: an Overview, Henry Phillips, WA Electoral Commission, 2008
Poundstone, 2008: Gaming the Vote, William Poundstone, 2008
Saari 2008: Disposing Dictators, Demystifying Voting Paradoxes – Social Choice Analysis, Donald Saari, 2008
Aroney, 2009: Julius Stone and the End of Sociological Jurisprudence: Articulating the Reasons for Decision in Political Communication Cases, Nicholas Aroney, UNSW Law Journal, vol 31(1), 2009, pp. 107-135
Colomer, 2009: (1) Sage Handbook of Comparative Politics, Todd Landman and Neil Robinson (eds), 2009; chapter 13: Institutional Design, Josep Colomer, via works.bepress.com
Colomer, 2009: (2) Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions, Rhodes et al (eds), 2009; chapter 12: Comparative Constitutions, Josep Colomer, via works.bepress.com
Keane, 2009: The Life and Death of Democracy, John Keane, 2009
Klingemann, 2009: The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, Hans-Dieter Klingemann (ed), 2009
Lundell, 2009: The Origin of Electoral Systems in the Post-war Era: A Worldwide Study, Krister Lundell, 2009
Parsons, 2009: Thomas Hare and Political Representation in Victorian Britain, Floyd Parsons, 2009
2010s
Balinski and Laraki, 2010: Majority Judgement: Measuring, Ranking and Electing, Michel Balinski and Rida Laraki, 2010
Colomer, 2010: The Science of Politics, Josep Colomer, 2010
Szpiro, 2010: Numbers Rule, George Szpiro, 2010
Williams and Hume, 2010: People Power – the History of the Referendum in Australia, George Williams and David Hume, 2010
Argyle, 2011: Turning Points: the campaigns that changed Canada – 2004 and before, Ray Argyle, 2011
Colignatus, 2011: (1) Definition and Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy, Thomas Colignatus, 3rd edition 2011 (esp pp 158-185, Book VII Social Choice)
Colignatus, 2011: (2) Voting Theory for Democracy, Thomas Colignatus, 3rd edition 2011 (esp pp 65-122, 4-Basic Schemes) http://www.dataweb.nl’~cool
Colomer, 2011: Personal Representation, Josep Colomer (ed), 2011
Congleton, 2011: Perfecting Parliament, Roger Congleton, 2011
Emerson, 2011: Defining Democracy: Voting Procedures in Decision-Making, Elections and Governance, Peter Emerson, 2nd edition, 2011
Farrell, 2011: Electoral Systems – a Comparative Introduction, David Farrell, 2011 (first edition 2001) comparative study of electoral systems
Forder, 2011: The Case Against Voting Reform, James Forder, 2011
Isakhan and Stockwell, 2011: The Secret History of Democracy, Benjamin Isakhan and Stephen Stockwell (eds), 2011
McAllister, 2011: The Australian Voter – 50 Years of Change, Ian McAllister, 2011
Osborne 2011: Of the People, By the People: A New History of Democracy, Roger Osborne, 2011
Streb, 2011: Rethinking American Electoral Democracy, Mathew Streb, 2011
Barak 2012: Proportionality: Constitutional Rights and Their Limits, Aharon Barak, 2012
de Mesquita and Smith, 2012: The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behaviour is Almost Always Good Politics, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith, 2012
Hasen, 2012: The Voting Wars, Richard Hasen, 2012
Fund and von Spakovsky, 2012: Who’s Counting?: How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk, John Fund von Spakovsky and Hans, 2012
Lowenstein Hasen and Tokaji, 2012: Election Law – Cases and Materials, 5th edition, Daniel Lowenstein, Richard Hasen and DP Tokaji, 2012
Mann and Ornstein, 2012: It’s Even Worse then it Looks, Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein, 2012
Russell and Cohen, 2012: Proportional Representation, Jesse Russell and Ronald Cohen (eds), 2012
Wang, 2012: The Politics of Voter Suppression: defending and expanding Americans’ right to vote, Tova Andrea Wang, 2012
Colomer, 2013: Personal Representation: The Neglected Dimension of Electoral Systems, Josep Colomer, 2013
Naim, 2013: The End of Power: Why Being In Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be, Moises Naim, 2013
Pilon, 2013: Wrestling with Democracy: Voting Systems as Politics in the 20th Century West, Dennis Pilon, 2013
Rathgeber, 2014: Irresponsible Government: the Decline of Parliamentary Government in Canada, Brent Rathgeber, 2014
van Reubrouk, 2013: Against Elections: the Case Against Democracy, David van Reubrouk, 2013 (translated)
Blackshield and Williams, 2014: Australian Constitutional Law and Theory, Tony Blackshield and George Williams, 6th edition, 2014
Bryant, 2014: Parliament: The Biography (Volume I – Ancestral Voices), Chris Bryant, 2014
Maskin and Sen, 2014: Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, Eric Maskin and Amartya Sen, 2014
JD Smith, 2014: On Democracy’s Doorstep: How the Supreme Court Brought “One Person, One Vote” to the United States, J Douglas Smith, 2014
Urbinati, 2014: Democracy Disfigured, Nadia Urbinati, 2014
Aroney et al, 2015: The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia: History, principle and interpretation, Nicholas Aroney, Peter Gerangelos, Sarah Murray and James Stellios, 2015
Bryant, 2015: Parliament: The Biography (Volume 2 – Reform), Chris Bryant, 2015
Fuller, 2015: Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Purpose, Roslyn Fuller, 2015
Halligan, 2015: Worst Preference: Reforming the Electoral System, Brendan Halligan, 2015
Tormey, 2015: The End of Representative Politics, Simon Tormey, 2015
Zines and Stellios, 2015: The High Court and The Constitution, Leslie Zines and James Stellios, 6th edition 2015
Brennan, 2016: Against Democracy, Jason Brennan, 2016
Daley, 2016: Fatf**ked: The true story behind the secret plan to steal America’s democracy, David Daley, 2016
Levy and Orr, 2016: The Law of Deliberative Democracy, Ron Levy and Graham Orr, 2016
Lowenstein Hasen and Tokaji, 2016: Election Law – Cases and Materials, 5th edition, Daniel Lowenstein, Richard Hasen and DP Tokaji, 2016
McGann et al, 2016: Gerrymandering in America, Anthony McGann and others, 2016
Roth, 2016: The Great Suppression: Voting rights, corporate cash and the conservative assault on democracy, Zachery Roth, 2016,
Waldeman, 2016: The Fight to Vote, Michael Waldeman, 2016
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