@AntacsB @tabouchadi To be clear, I don't think FPTP is a good system - but I'm not convinced that combating extremism and populism is one of its weaknesses. In fact there is decent evidence it's the opposite. https://t.co/LHiad6JmV0
I think this depends on what is meant by “polarisation”. If it’s ideological distance between the main parties, sure. If it’s the presence (and importantly actual support for) extreme anti-system parties then probably not. Though it’s not reducible to PR.
@davidshor @robfordmancs @geekethics It’s a slightly different question, but there’s long been an argument (I think originated by Rudy Andeweg) that consensus democracies are more susceptible to populism - and importantly for reasons beyond the simple mech
なんとなく浮かんだもの→http://t.co/UwcC5W73