Selected Recent Publications



For further publications, see Jack Vowles' University webpages and the New Zealand Election Study website

Current Papers (downloadable)

Books

Vowles, J., Aimer, P., Karp, J, Banducci, S., Miller, R, ed., Voters’ Veto: The 2002 Election in New Zealand and the Consolidation of Minority Government. Auckland University Press, 2004.

Vowles, J., Aimer, P., Karp, J, Banducci, S., Miller, R, and Sullivan, A., Proportional Representation on Trial: The 1999 Election in New Zealand and the Fate of MMP. Auckland University Press, 2002

Journal Special Issues

Katz, Richard S., and Jack Vowles, eds., ‘International Developments in Electoral Systems’, Representation 43, 2, 2007, special issue.

Curtin, Jennifer, Francis G. Castles, and Jack Vowles, ed., ‘Globalising the Antipodes’ (special issue), Australian Journal of Political Science 40, 2, 2006.

Journal Articles

Vowles, J., 2009. ‘The 2008 Election in New Zealand’, Electoral Studies 28, 3, 507-510.

Vowles, Jack, 2008. ‘Does Globalization Affect Public Perceptions of ‘Who in power Can Make a Difference’? Evidence from 40 Countries, 1996-2006’ Electoral Studies 27, 63-76.

Vowles, Jack, ‘Comparing District Magnitude Effects Under Ordinal and Nominal Ballot Structures in Non-Partisan Elections: The 2004 Local Elections in New Zealand’, Representation 43, 2, 2007, 289-306.

McLeay, Elizabeth and Jack Vowles, 2007 ‘Redefining Constituency: the Roles of New Zealand MPs’, Regional and Federal Studies, 17, 1, 71-95.

 Vowles, Jack, Susan A. Banducci and Jeffrey A. Karp, 2006. 'Forecasting and Evaluating the Consequences of Electoral Change in New Zealand', Acta Politica 41, 267-284.

Vowles, J. and Clive Bean, 2006. ‘Electoral Politics: Does Globalisation Matter’, Australian Journal of Political Science 40, 2, special issue, ‘Globalising the Antipodes, pp. 273-288.

Castles, Francis G., Jennifer Curtin and Jack Vowles, 2006. ‘Public Policy in Australia and New Zealand: the New Global Context’, Australian Journal of Political Science 40, 2, special issue, ‘Globalising the Antipodes, pp. 131-143.

McVey, Andrew, and Jack Vowles, ‘Virtuous Circle or Cul De Sac? Social Capital and Political Participation in New Zealand’, Political Science 57, 1, 2005, 5-20.

Vowles, J., ‘Electoral Systems and Proportional Tenure of Government: Renewing the Debate’ British Journal of Political Science, 34, 1, 2004, 166-179.

Book Chapters

Vowles, Jack, 2008. ‘The Genie in the Bottle: Is New Zealand’s MMP System Here to Stay’, in Mark Frances and Jim Tully, ed., In the Public Interest: Essays in Honour of Professor Keith Jackson. Christchurch, University of Canterbury Press, 105-125.

Vowles, Jack, 2008. ‘Systemic Failure, Coordination, and Contingencies: Understanding Electoral System Change in New Zealand’, in Andre Blais, ed., To Keep or Change First Past the Post: The Politics of Electoral Reform. Oxford, Oxford University Press.

Johnston, R., and Vowles, J., 2006. ‘Strategic Learning in Campaigns With Proportional Representation: Evidence From New Zealand’, in Henry E. Brady and Richard Johnston, ed. Capturing Campaign Effects. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 280-306.

Vowles, J., 2005. ‘New Zealand: Consolidation of Reform?’ in Michael Gallagher and Paul Mitchell, ed., The Politics of Electoral Systems Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005, 295-312.


Forthcoming

Vowles, J., ‘Electoral System Change, Generations, and Turnout in New Zealand, 1963-2005’, revised version of paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia PA, August 31-September 3 2006, forthcoming British Journal of Political Science, 2010.

Vowles, Jack, 2009. ‘The 2008 Election: Why National Won’, in Raymond Miller, ed., New Zealand Government and Politics, 5th edition, Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 365-382.

Miller, Raymond, and Jack Vowles, ‘Public Attitudes Toward MMP and Coalition Government’, New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law, 2010.


Current Papers

Vowles, J., 'Why Voters Prefer Coalitions: Rationality or Norms'. Paper for delivery at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, August 30-September 2 2007.

Vowles, Jack, and Dan Stevens, ‘Turnout, Competitiveness, Age, and Generations in British Elections, 1964-2005’ paper for presentation at the Annual Meetings of the American Political Science Association, Boston, August 28-31 2008.

Vowles, Jack, ‘Making a Difference? Public Perceptions of Coalition, Single-Party, and Minority Governments’, paper presented at the Canadian Political Science Association Conference, Vancouver, June 4-6 2008, under review at Electoral Studies.