The standard explanation of electoral reform is offered by rational choice accounts. These regard the choice of rules as an elite-level…
This article aims to make conceptual room for a view about political legitimacy called the power-liability account. The view claims that…
First Published in Philosophy & Public Affairs 21(1992): 240-274.
The article discusses presidential primary
elections in the United States, their place in the American democracy,
and various ideas for…
This week the US Senate finally started getting around to changing the rules that led to Wall Street’s disastrous meltdown two years ago.…
Governance indicators have come under fire in recent years, especially the World Governance Indicators (WGIs). Critics present these…