Comparing Democracies: Elections and Voting in a Changing World, 4th Edition
Earlier editions of Comparing Democracies represented essential guides to the global study of elections.
Research
Not the Cesar Chavez I Knew
A new film about the labor leader reduces him to a caricature and ignores his true strengths as an organizer.
'Introduction' and 'Electoral Integrity and Political Legitimacy'
This book provides you with a theoretical and comparative understanding of the major topics related to elections and voting behaviour.
Beyond Quotas: Strategies to Promote Gender Equality in Elected Office
Gender equality in elected office has become a commitment of national governments and international organizations around the globe.
Everyday Activism
Political Campaigns and Big Data
Modern campaigns develop databases of detailed information about citizens to inform electoral strategy and to guide tactical efforts.
Assessing the Quality of Elections
Many malpractices generate flawed elections which fail to meet international standards of electoral integrity, including issues such as fraud, malpractice, vote-rigging, ballot-stuffing, and voter sup
Do Political Protests Matter? Evidence from the Tea Party Movement
Can protests cause political change, or are they merely symptoms of underlying shifts in policy preferences?
Does the World Agree About Standards of Electoral Integrity? Evidence for the Diffusion of Global Norms
Drawing upon theories of the diffusion of global norms, this study addresses two issues: is there a shared consensus among experts about standards of electoral integrity?
Beyond Political Islam
Book abstract: This book is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2012 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of top national security experts.
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