Competition, representation and redistricting: The case against competitive congressional districts

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-463

  Buchler, Justin ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Congressional elections; Gerry mandering; Redistricting

Indexed keywords

EID: 26644460973     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629805056896     Document Type: Review

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