McDougall Trust

Welcome to McDougall Trust

 

McDougall is the independent charitable trust that promotes public understanding of electoral democracy.
 

McDougall Trust exists to advance knowledge and understanding of, and research into, the forms, functions and development of electoral democracy.
 

McDougall has developed a longstanding focus on representative institutions, voting systems and elections, whether in government at local, regional, national and international level, or in institutions - including political parties, companies, trade unions, community groups, and voluntary organisations of all kinds.

McDougall’s main activities are:

Research:  encouraging and supporting research into electoral democracy 

Publications:

Quarterly Journal:  publishing McDougall Trust's unattributed peer-reviewed journal Representation  -   Journal of Representative Democracy (in association with Taylor & Francis)

Other Publications:  publishing papers and other media including Workshop summaries and videos;  the Voting matters online resources on preferential voting systems;  and McDougall's occasional blog

Events: providing periodic workshops, seminars and other events on topical electoral democracy issues

Library/Archives:  providing the unique resources of McDougall Trust's Lakeman Library for Electoral Studies
                              


McDougall seeks to reach a wide range of audiences, including policy makers, legislators, election organisers, reformers, campaigners, researchers, academics, pollsters, historians, journalists, commentators, members of institutions and associations that aspire to democracy or use election processes, and anyone interested in how democratic societies are - or could be - governed. 

McDougall Trust    Promoting public understanding of electoral democracy   Registered Charity No. 212151
(Arthur McDougall Fund) 

 

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