Research
Deliberative Polling as the Gold Standard
The Deliberative Polls of James Fishkin and Robert Luskin represent today the gold standard of attempts to sample what a considered public opinion might be on issues of political importance.1 Those po
Beyond the Tragedy of the Commons: A Discussion of Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action
This article evaluates Ostrom’s classic on its adaption of any coercive system to local features and particularly the costs of monitoring and sanctioning.
Sanctions, Benefits, and Rights: Three Faces of Accountability
As countries throughout the world democratize and decentralize, citizen participation in public life should increase.
Cultural Explanations of Electoral Reform: A Policy Cycle Model
The standard explanation of electoral reform is offered by rational choice accounts.
The Primary Purpose of Presidential Primaries
The article discusses presidential primary elections in the United States, their place in the American democracy, and various ideas for how they should be reformed.
Political Legitimacy and Official Discretion
First Published in Philosophy & Public Affairs 21(1992): 240-274.
Legitimacy without the Duty to Obey
This article aims to make conceptual room for a view about political legitimacy called the power-liability account.
Précis of Intricate Ethics: Rights, Responsibilities and Permissible Harm
Substitution, Subordination, and Responsibility: Response to Scanlon, McMahan, and Rosen
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