Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the

University of Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

. An expert on

electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections m ...

s and political development, he has published several books.About the contributors
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Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook'' (1999 with Michael Krennerich and Bernhard Thibaut) *''Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook'' (2001 with and Christof Hartmann) ** ''Volume 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific'' (2002), *''Voter Turnout Since 1945: A Global Report'' (2002 with Bengt Save-Soderbergh) *''Electoral law and party systems'' (2004) *''Electoral systems and party politics'' (2004) *''Elections in the Americas: A Data Handbook'' (2005) *''Elections in Europe: A Data Handbook'' (2010 with Philip Stoever)

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1939 births People from Oberhausen German political scientists Heidelberg University faculty Living people {{Germany-academic-bio-stub