Richard Mulgan
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Richard Grant Mulgan is a political scientist. He was on the 1985-86 New Zealand Royal Commission
that recommended MMP (Mixed Member Proportional) representation for elections to the New Zealand Parliament.
Mulgan is a professor of Public Policy at the Crawford School of Economics and Government
, Australian National University
, Canberra. He was formerly Professor of Political Studies at Otago
and Auckland
Universities.
Royal Commission on the Electoral System
The Royal Commission on the Electoral System was formed in New Zealand in 1985, and reported in 1986. The decision to form the Royal Commission was taken by the Fourth Labour government, after the Labour party had received more votes, yet won fewer seats than the National Party in both the 1978 and...
that recommended MMP (Mixed Member Proportional) representation for elections to the New Zealand Parliament.
Mulgan is a professor of Public Policy at the Crawford School of Economics and Government
Crawford School of Economics and Government
The Crawford School of Economics and Government is a research intensive policy school within the at the Australian National University which focuses on Australia and the Asia-Pacific region...
, Australian National University
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
, Canberra. He was formerly Professor of Political Studies at Otago
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
and Auckland
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...
Universities.
Books on New Zealand
- Democracy and Power in New Zealand (1984)
- Maori, Pakeha and Democracy (1989)
- Politics in New Zealand (1994, 1997; Auckland University Press) ISBN 1 86940 171 9