[Citizen College Season 4] #2 Elections and Electoral Systems

On October 16, 2020, the second lecture of Citizen College Season 4 < Citizen and Participation: How do citizens become owner of politics? > , co-hosted by the Seongbuk-gu Office and the Peace and Democracy Institute, was conducted using ZOOM. The second lecture was given by Professor Jae Hyeok Shin of department of Political Science and International Relations of Korea University.

The lecture, titled “Elections and Elections System,” was about looking at the types of election systems and how changes in the electoral system affect the outcome of the election. Changes in the type of electoral system, size of constituencies, and the way seats are allocated have resulted in different allocations of seats, even though they are the same election result. The speaker showed the relationship between the responsibility and coordination of representatives brought about by this change in the electoral system, and further explained the principles of the quasi-linked proportional representation system and the reasons for the conflict.