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And They in Their Humanity Answer Me: Part 1

Can political philosophy be made interesting and accessible to teenage readers? The author tries to respect the intelligence of young adults in this first installment of a novel of ideas.

Why Electoral Integrity Matters

Despite the growing concern about elections which fail around the world, there has been little systematic understanding of the importance of this phenomenon.

Comment on China’s Public Service System

Economic Origins of Democratic Breakdown? The Redistributive Model and the Postcolonial State

From Aristotle to Acemoglu and Robinson, scholars have argued that democracy possesses powerful redistributive impulses, and imperils itself accordingly.

Counting Islam: Religion, Class, and Elections in Egypt

Why does Islam seem to dominate Egyptian politics, especially when the country's endemic poverty and deep economic inequality would seem to render it promising terrain for a politics of radical redist

How to Kill the Death Penalty

Will the death penalty ever be abolished in America? Executions, and the states that carry them out, are in decline. Public support for the death penalty, though still high, has been falling.

A Contingency Theory of Accountability

Book abstract: Over the past two decades public accountability has become not only an icon in political, managerial, and administrative discourse but also the object of much scholarly analysis across

Advancing Electoral Integrity

Many elections confront challenges in meeting international standards of electoral integrity, including in established democracies such as the US, UK and Canada.

Choosing an Electoral System: Iraq's Three Electoral Experiments, their Results, and their Political Implications

The Middle East is going through an unprecedented upheaval, one which many of its participants and keenest observers sincerely hope will end in the establishment of many more democratic regimes in the

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.