Electoral System

Name: Electoral System
ISBN: 9787214200433

屠振宇Jiangsu People's Publishing House · ChinaMay 2019

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Word count: 95K words
Chapters: 25
ISBN: 9787214200433

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Summary

Upholding and improving the people's congress system and "ensuring that the people run the country through institutional arrangements" require "ensuring that the people exercise democratic elections in accordance with the law," so that democratic elections are institutionalized, governed by law, and procedurally regulated. What rules may elections adopt? What steps does the procedure involve? Answering these questions is undoubtedly key to understanding the electoral system. Starting from the concept of elections, this book systematically explains in accessible language the four basic principles of contemporary electoral systems—universality, equality, direct election, and secret ballot; carefully sorts out different types of winning rules such as plurality, proportional representation, and mixed systems; and describes in detail the many working stages and phases of elections, including establishing electoral bodies, delimiting constituencies, voter registration, determining candidates, conducting campaigns, voting, vote counting, and election litigation. The book presents the basic landscape of the electoral system and can serve both as an introductory reader for learning about elections and as a work of some theoretical value that helps deepen readers' knowledge and understanding of contemporary electoral systems.

Editor's review

Professor Tu Zhenyu's Electoral System is a professional work that systematically reviews the theory and practice of China's electoral system. Adopting a dual perspective of constitutional law and political science, the book not only elaborates in detail the basic principles, historical evolution, and normative framework of the electoral system, but also explores in depth hot and difficult issues in current Chinese electoral practice, such as the allocation of representative seats, the mechanism for producing candidates, and the standardization of electoral procedures. The author displays a rigorous scholarly attitude, emphasizing both normative analysis of institutional texts and empirical examination combined with rich practical cases, thereby avoiding the emptiness of purely theoretical research.

The core value of this book lies in its "problem-oriented" research method. The author does not stop at a simple description of the current system, but acutely identifies tensions and challenges in its operation and attempts to seek possible paths for improvement within the existing legal framework. For example, the discussion of the principle of electoral equality and the disparity in representative proportions between urban and rural areas offers both profound juridical analysis and full consideration of actual national conditions. This mode of writing, combining theoretical depth with practical concern, makes the book not only academically valuable but also a clear window for ordinary readers concerned about China's political development to understand elections as an important political process.

Reading this book enables readers to move beyond simplified, symbolic perceptions of elections and build a three-dimensional understanding of the complexity, systematicity, and dynamism of the electoral system. It helps us recognize that elections are not merely voting behavior but a precise institutional arrangement for delegating power, aggregating public opinion, and ensuring procedural justice. Against the backdrop of growing public awareness of political participation, the knowledge provided by this book is particularly necessary and timely.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Senior undergraduates and graduate students in law and political science, usable as a reference for thematic study
Party and government officials and policy researchers concerned with China's political system reform and the progress of democracy and the rule of law
Social science enthusiasts with a sustained interest in electoral politics, representative democracy, and related topics
Media practitioners and social observers who wish to systematically understand the framework and operating logic of China's electoral system

Not a good fit for

General leisure readers seeking light reading or fictionalized political stories
Readers expecting comparative or critically political commentary on Western electoral systems

Reading tips

It is recommended to first read Chapter 1, the Introduction, to grasp the book's research framework and core problem awareness, then choose subsequent chapters according to interest
While reading, compare with recent news examples of National People's Congress and local people's congress elections to deepen understanding
For technical parts of institutional design (such as constituency delimitation and vote-counting rules), readers may slow down appropriately and take notes

About the publisher

Jiangsu People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1953

Jiangsu People's Publishing House is known for works in history, literature and the social sciences. Judging from its catalog, it focuses on modern Chinese history, classical literary appreciation and scholarly research. Representative titles include historical works such as Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation and the National Revolution, 1924–1927 and A Record of Combat on the Front Lines of China's War of Resistance Against Japan, literary and visual documents such as Sun Wen's Illustrated Complete Dream of the Red Chamber, and scholarly collections such as Chen Yinke's Collected Works of Hanliu Hall. Translations such as The Dust Bowl and Anti-Intellectualism in American Life reflect an interest in overseas social and cultural studies. Its authors include historians Wang Qisheng, Huang Yuzhang and Guo Rugui, as well as figures associated with classical literature such as Cao Xueqin and Sun Wen. Common categories include history, literary appreciation, essays and miscellaneous writings, and social-science and cultural titles, showing a balance between historical scholarship and literature and between academic and popular publishing. Because public information is limited, this overview is based only on the books in the catalog.

版权信息
编委会
出版说明
一、选举的概念
(一)“选举”词义探源
(二)近代以来的演变
(三)现代意义上的选举概念
二、选举的原则
(一)普遍原则
(二)平等原则
(三)直接选举原则
(四)秘密投票原则
三、选举的规则
(一)多数决制
(二)比例代表制
(三)混合制
四、选举的程序
(一)选举机构
(二)选区划分
(三)选民登记
(四)候选人的确定
(五)竞选
(六)投票计票
(七)选举诉讼
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While ensuring academic rigor, the author focuses on developing the discussion through examples and analysis of specific institutions, and the language is clear. For readers with some social science background, the difficulty is moderate. General readers can start with the sections introducing the institutions.

Does this book mainly discuss China's electoral system? Does it compare with foreign systems?

This book takes China's electoral system as its core research object and systematically discusses its principles, norms, and practice. Although some comparative law perspectives are involved to clarify certain universal principles or provide reference, the book is not primarily devoted to comparisons between Chinese and foreign systems.

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屠振宇 Author

Tu Zhenyu is an author about whom relatively limited public information is available, and the confirmable details currently center on a single work. His representative work, Election Systems, is classified under politics, indicating that his writing focuses on political institutions and electoral mechanisms. Because his dates of birth and death, nationality, educational background, and professional experience are not clearly recorded, it is not yet possible to outline his full biography or to judge his academic training or research direction. On the available evidence, he appears to be a writer who engages in discussions of political institutions through a thematic work rather than a widely documented public figure. Readers of Election Systems may regard it as an introductory or thematic overview of electoral rules and institutional arrangements. Only one of his works is held in the collection, suggesting that his output, as far as existing materials show, is quite limited; further information would be needed for a fuller assessment of his writing style and influence.