PLSC 453: Comparative Electoral Systems

Political Science · 4 credits

Examines how institutional rules affect party systems, electoral outcomes, prospects for small parties, and fairness in translating votes into seats. Survey of politics of electoral system reform in modern democracies. Not offered every year.

Offered in 5 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2022 to Fall 2026).

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Prerequisites

(PLSC 101 or HNRS 121 or HNRS 206) or PLSC 291 or PLSC 450

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

PLSC 101 Government and Politics in the Modern World
HNRS 206 Colloquium in Political Science
PLSC 291 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PLSC 450 Parties, Campaigns and Elections
requires PLSC 250
- PLSC 250 The American Political System

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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No course lists it as a prerequisite.

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Donovan, Todd	2	Winter 2022 to Spring 2025
Abedi-Djourabtchi, Amir	1	Winter 2026
Grbavac, Valentino	1	Fall 2026
Tverdova, Yuliya	1	Winter 2023

Every offering in the listed terms (5 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Fall 2026	0	44008	Lecture	MW 2:30pm-4:20pm · AH 015	Grbavac, Valentino	4/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	24	13477	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · AH 412	Abedi-Djourabtchi, Amir	8/20	Face to Face Instruction
Spring 2025	0	23290	Lecture	MW 9:30am-10:50am · AH 421	Donovan, Todd	9/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	0	13295	Lecture	TR 12:00pm-1:50pm · AW 205	Tverdova, Yuliya	11/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2022	0	14120	Lecture	M 10:00am-11:50am · ONLINE SYNC W 10:00am-11:50am · AH 414	Donovan, Todd	16/20	Hybrid