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Leading by Example

If the Women’s Reservation Bill becomes law, then 181 out of 543 national legislators and 1370 out the 4109 state legislators will be women, significantly altering the (paltry) number of elected women

Review of Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe

Review of the book Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe, by Xavier De Souza Briggs

Engaging Your Constituents: Beyond the Usual Suspects

Representing Future Generations: Political Presentism and Democratic Trusteeship

Democracy is prone to what may be called presentism - a bias in the laws in favor of present over future generations.

Athens: The First Domino?

This fiscal crisis could ignite the next global financial meltdown.

The Democratic Citizen: Social Science and Democratic Theory in the Twentieth Century

This 1970 study examines the implications of empirical studies in the social sciences with reference to various strands of American and British democratic theory.

Open Government, Open Society

Book Abstract: Politicians, professors, pundits, and programmers come together to provide a multi-faceted and nonpartisan account of the history and future of government as it becomes more transparent

Associational Linkages to Labor Unions and Political Parties

A historic shift has occurred in the organizational structures through which the lower classes in Latin America express voice and find political representation.

Still Bowling Alone? The Post-9/11 Split

The crisis of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has sparked a surge of increased civic engagement by young people in the United States, but there is also evidence of a growing divide along class lines.

Fueling the Miracle: China’s Energy Governance and Reform

This book offers the best overview available of Chinese society, economy, and politics.