Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- I. Introduction -- Introduction: Redistricting in Comparative Perspective -- II. Structuring the Process: The Boundary Authority -- 1. From Gerrymanders to Independence: District Boundary Readjustments in Canada -- 2. An Independent Commission with Political Input: New Zealand's Electoral Redistribution Practices -- 3. From Politics to Technicalities: Mexican Redistricting in Historical Perspective -- 4. United States Redistricting: A Comparative Look at the 50 States -- III. Setting the Rules: One Person, One Vote and Other Principles -- 5. Delimitation in India -- 6. Redistribution in Australia: The Importance of One Vote, One Value -- 7. The Politics of Redistricting in Japan: A Contradiction between Equal Population and Respect for Local Government Boundaries -- IV. Making Provisions for Minority Representation -- 8. Reserved Seats in National Legislatures: A Comparative Approach -- 9. The Design of Ethnically Mixed Constituencies in Fiji, 1970-2006 -- 10. Race and Redistricting in the United States: An Overview -- V. Taking Account of the Broader Context: Electoral Rules and Systems -- 11. Electoral Redistricting in Ireland -- 12. Redistricting in France under Changing Electoral Rules -- 13. Delimiting Electoral Boundaries in Post-Conflict Settings -- VI. Measuring the Impact and Reforming the Process -- 14. Electoral Distortion Despite Redistricting by Independent Commissions: The British Case, 1950-2005 -- 15. The Partisan Consequences of Baker v. Carr and the One Person, One Vote Revolution -- 16. Automating the Districting Process: An Experiment Using a Japanese Case Study -- VII. Multicountry Comparisons of Delimitation Practices -- 17. Districting and Redistricting in Eastern and Central Europe: Regulations and Practices.

18. A Comparative Survey of Structures and Criteria for Boundary Delimitation -- Appendices -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.