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Cartes et élections : la construction des circonscriptions électorales aux Etats-Unis, entre égalité et équité

2003

Maps and Elections : The Construction of Electoral Districts in the USA. Decennal census-led redistricting in the United States is the occasion for court actions focused nowadays on the political representation of ethnic minorities. Computer tools make possible the building of districts specifically tailored for Blacks or Hispanics, but blatant racial gerrymandering is now rejected by the US Supreme Court. This paper examines the most relevant judicial decisions and describes several local cases.

Circonscriptions électorales ; SIG ; Minorités ethniques ; Ségrégation ; Gerrymandering ; Cour Suprême ; Discrimination positive[SHS.GEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/GeographyEtats-Unis05 social sciencesGeography Planning and Development0211 other engineering and technologies0507 social and economic geography021107 urban & regional planningGéographie électoraleAffirmative Action ; Supreme Court ; Gerrymandering ; United States ; Electoral Districts ; GIS ; Ethnic Minorities ; Segregation02 engineering and technology[SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography16. Peace & justice[ SHS.GEO ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography050703 geographyComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSDemography
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Structure and evolution of a European Parliament via a network and correlation analysis

2016

We present a study of the network of relationships among elected members of the Finnish parliament, based on a quantitative analysis of initiative co-signatures, and its evolution over 16 years. To understand the structure of the parliament, we constructed a statistically validated network of members, based on the similarity between the patterns of initiatives they signed. We looked for communities within the network and characterized them in terms of members' attributes, such as electoral district and party. To gain insight on the nested structure of communities, we constructed a hierarchical tree of members from the correlation matrix. Afterwards, we studied parliament dynamics yearly, wi…

Statistics and ProbabilityPhysics - Physics and SocietyOperations researchComplex systemBipartite system; Community detection; Complex systems; Correlation analysis; Networks; Social systems; Statistics and Probability; Condensed Matter PhysicsParliamentmedia_common.quotation_subjectOpposition (politics)FOS: Physical sciencesNetworkPhysics and Society (physics.soc-ph)01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasElectoral districtPolitical science0103 physical sciencesSimilarity (psychology)Correlation analysiRegional scienceSocial system010306 general physicsmedia_commonStructure (mathematical logic)GovernmentCommunity detectionCondensed Matter PhysicsBipartite systemQuantitative analysis (finance)Social system
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Structure and Evolution of a European Parliament via a Network and Correlation Analysis

2016

We present a study of the network of relationships among elected members of the Finnish parliament, based on a quantitative analysis of initiative co-signatures, and its evolution over 16 years. To understand the structure of the parliament, we constructed a statistically validated network of members, based on the similarity between the patterns of initiatives they signed. We looked for communities within the network and characterized them in terms of members’ attributes, such as electoral district and party. To gain insight on the nested structure of communities, we constructed a hierarchical tree of members from the correlation matrix. Afterwards, we studied parliament dynamics yearly, wi…

Structure (mathematical logic)ta112Governmentta114Parliamentmedia_common.quotation_subjectOpposition (politics)Quantitative analysis (finance)Social systemElectoral districtPolitical scienceSimilarity (psychology)Regional scienceta517media_commonSSRN Electronic Journal
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