Political philosophy

Political philosophy

Political philosophy is the study of topics such as liberty, justice, rights, laws, and the enforcement of legal code.

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semi-proportional representation

Political systems; Political philosophy

A Semi-proportional voting system is one that is set up to allow for fairer representation of those parties that have difficulty gaining individual seats while still keeping the possibility of one ...

comulative voting

Political systems; Political philosophy

Cumulative voting (also accumulation voting, weighted voting or multi-voting) is a multiple-winner voting system intended to promote more proportional representation than winner-take-all elections.

limited voting

Political systems; Political philosophy

Limited voting is a voting system in which electors have fewer votes than there are positions available.

parallel voting

Political systems; Political philosophy

Parallel voting describes a mixed voting system where voters in effect participate in two separate elections for a single chamber using different systems, and where the results in one election have ...

plurality-at-large voting

Political systems; Political philosophy

Plurality-at-large voting (commonly referred to as block voting or the bloc vote) is a voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series ...

corporatocracy

Political systems; Political philosophy

Corporatocracy, in social theories that focus on conflicts and opposing interests within society, denotes a system of government that serves the interest of, and may be run by, corporations and ...

consociationalism

Political systems; Political philosophy

Consociationalism is a form of government involving guaranteed group representation, and is often suggested for managing conflict in deeply divided societies. It developed on the basis of reconciling ...