Overview
- Studies democratic electoral systems and how they risk being manipulated by gerrymandering
- Provides a comprehensive introduction to electoral systems and reforms
- Offers valuable insights for researchers in the field of political science, law, and economics, as well as policymakers and students
Part of the book series: Studies in Choice and Welfare (WELFARE)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Robert S. (Steve) Bickerstaff started his professional career with the State of Texas as a Parliamentarian of the State Senate, Director of the State Office of Constitutional Research, and Assistant Attorney General. In 1981 he left the state’s employment and founded the private law firm of Bickerstaff, Heath and Smiley (now Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta). During his time as a private attorney he was involved in numerous prominent cases in Texas and other states. He left the law firm, which had expanded to 50 attorneys, over a decade ago, and is now retired.
During much of his career, Steve was also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas Law School, teaching constitutional law and voting rights. He also taught as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany, was a Rockefeller Scholar in Residence at the Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, Italy, was part of a Carter Commission study of elections in China, and lectured at 16 different universities in Europe, includingthe UK, and Scandinavia.
Steve was on the governing board of several non-profits, including The Trustees for Alaska, the Board of Visitors for McDonald Astronomical Observatory, and West Texas Public Radio. He remains on the National Council of the National Parks Conservation Association.
He is the author of six books and 26 law review articles or chapters in election law anthologies. Virtually all of this writing is on legal issues, such as voting rights and telecommunications regulation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Election Systems and Gerrymandering Worldwide
Authors: Steve Bickerstaff
Series Title: Studies in Choice and Welfare
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30837-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30836-0Published: 31 May 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30839-1Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-30837-7Published: 30 May 2020
Series ISSN: 1614-0311
Series E-ISSN: 2197-8530
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 252
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Electoral Politics, Constitutional Law, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy, Democracy