Elections and electoral systems are among the core elements of political science. This area of inquiry is an excellent springboard for a paradigmatic presentation of the challenges, possibilities, and limitations of comparative empirical research in the political sciences. This work furnishes the reader with a systematic introduction to research on electoral systems.

Prof. J. Behnke (ZU Friedrichshafen); Prof. F. Grotz (HSU Hamburg); Prof. C. Hartmann (Universität Duisburg-Essen)