Direct Democracy and Minority Rights

Daniel Lewis

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy--institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum--endangers the rights of minorit... Lees meer

Fault Lines

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• These essays provide both a wealth of insight regarding what happened in the 2006 congressional elections and a framework to aid in understanding the ... Lees meer

Congressional Representation & Constituents

Brian Frederick

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a century, and in that time the nation's population has grown by more than... Lees meer

In Defense of Judicial Elections

Chris W Bonneau, Melinda Gann Hall

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• One of the most contentious issues in politics today is the propriety of electing judges. Ought judges be independent of democratic processes in obtai... Lees meer

In Defense of Politicians

Stephen K Medvic

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• Politicians are reviled. From jokes on late-night TV talk shows to radio show rants and from public opinion polls to ubiquitous conventional wisdom--p... Lees meer

The Imperfect Primary

Barbara Norrander

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• The complex and ever-changing rules governing American presidential nomination contests are continuously up for criticism, but there is little to no c... Lees meer

Redistricting and Representation

Thomas Brunell

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• Pundits have observed that if so many incumbents are returned to Congress to each election by such wide margins, perhaps we should look for ways to in... Lees meer

Direct Democracy and Minority Rights

Daniel Lewis

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy--institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum--endangers the rights of minorit... Lees meer

Redistricting and Representation

Thomas Brunell

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• Pundits have observed that if so many incumbents are returned to Congress to each election by such wide margins, perhaps we should look for ways to in... Lees meer

Rethinking American Electoral Democracy

Matthew J Streb

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• While frustration with various aspects of American democracy abound in the United States, there is little agreement over--or even understanding of--wh... Lees meer

Third Party Blues

Scot Schraufnagel

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• More than many areas of American politics research, studies of minor party competition and success are often overly driven by normative concerns that ... Lees meer

Fault Lines

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• In some years elections bring about enduring changes to the American political scene. In 2006, a pivotal election year, the Republicans suffered a res... Lees meer

Helping America Vote

Martha Kropf, David C Kimball

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• A repeat of the Florida debacle in the 2000 presidential election is the fear of every election administrator. Despite the relatively complication-fre... Lees meer

Helping America Vote

Martha Kropf, David C Kimball

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• A repeat of the Florida debacle in the 2000 presidential election is the fear of every election administrator. Despite the relatively complication-fre... Lees meer

In Defense of Politicians

Stephen K Medvic

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• Politicians are reviled. From jokes on late-night TV talk shows to radio show rants and from public opinion polls to ubiquitous conventional wisdom--p... Lees meer

The Imperfect Primary

Barbara Norrander

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• The complex and ever-changing rules governing American presidential nomination contests are continuously up for criticism, but there is little to no c... Lees meer

Congressional Representation & Constituents

Brian Frederick

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a century, and in that time the nation's population has grown by more than... Lees meer

The Imperfect Primary

Barbara Norrander

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• The complex and ever-changing rules governing American presidential nomination contests are continuously up for criticism, but there is little to no c... Lees meer

Third Party Blues

Scot Schraufnagel

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• More than many areas of American politics research, studies of minor party competition and success are often overly driven by normative concerns that ... Lees meer

In Defense of Judicial Elections

Chris W Bonneau, Melinda Gann Hall

• Hardcover | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• One of the most contentious issues in politics today is the propriety of electing judges. Ought judges be independent of democratic processes in obtai... Lees meer

Rethinking American Electoral Democracy

Matthew J Streb

• Paperback | Engels | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
• While frustration with various aspects of American democracy abound in the United States, there is little agreement over--or even understanding of--wh... Lees meer