Gerrymandering Hypothesis in the Italian Constituencies

The Case of Genoa’s District

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  • Fabio Ratto Trabucco University of Venice

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https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1039

Palabras clave:

gerrymandering, reordenación, distritos electorales, Italia, EE. UU.

Resumen

El gerrymandering es una práctica destinada a establecer una ventaja política para un partido o grupo en particular mediante la manipulación de los límites del distrito electoral. El término gerrymandering tiene connotaciones negativas. Se utilizan dos tácticas principales para manipular: “romper” (es decir, diluir el poder de voto de los partidarios de la parte opuesta en muchos distritos) y “empacar” (concentrar el poder de voto de la parte contraria en un distrito para reducir su poder de voto en otros distritos). La práctica partidaria de aumentar el poder de un partido político se ha practicado desde el comienzo de los EE. UU. ¿Qué está pasando en Italia? El artículo examina una hipótesis del gran albedrío italiano: las circunscripciones uninominales de la Provincia de Génova donde las áreas de votación típicamente progresivas se unen con los suburbios y municipios conservadores. Por último, pero no menos importante, las iniciativas contra el gerrymandering en la historia de EE. UU. para comprender cómo identificar y contrastar las técnicas del gerrymandering.

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Ratto Trabucco, F. (2019) «Gerrymandering Hypothesis in the Italian Constituencies: The Case of Genoa’s District», Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 9(6), pp. 1097–1117. doi: 10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1039.