Matt Golder, Florida State University, mgolder@mailer.fsu.edu

This division welcomes paper, panel, and roundtable proposals on any aspect of representation and electoral systems that reflect the full range of the field’s empirical, theoretical, and methodological diversity. While proposals focusing on established democracies are welcome, particular consideration will be given to proposals addressing elections, electoral systems, and representation in dictatorships and new democracies. In keeping with the theme of global inequality at the 2008 meeting, proposals exploring how electoral systems influence social, economic, and political inequality broadly conceived will also be looked upon favorably.