Representation: elections and beyond

by Nagel, Jack H. Smith, Rogers M.

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Title Statements

Full title :Representation : elections and beyond / edited by Jack H. Nagel and Rogers M. Smith.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Pennsylvania Press
Place of Publication:Philadelphia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013.

The Physical Object

Description:vi, 337 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780812245141, 0812245148
oclc:ocn815043691
LC Classification:JK1764
Dewey Decimal:324.6/3

Evaluating U.S. electoral institutions in comparative perspective / André Blais -- Are American elections sufficiently democratic? / Dennis F. Thompson -- Barriers to voting in the twenty-first century / Alexander Keyssar -- Uneven democracy: turnout, minority interests, and local government spending / Zoltan Hajnal and Jessica Trounstine -- Fairness and bias in electoral systems / Anthony McGann -- Political party organizations, civic representation, and participation / Georgia Kernell -- The paradox of voting -- for Republicans: economic inequality, political organization, and the American voter / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson -- A democratic balance: bureaucracy, political parties, and political representation / Pradeep Chhibber and Susan L. Ostermann -- The closing of the frontier: political blogs, the 2008 election, and the online public sphere / Matthew Hindman -- The technological basis of organizational membership: representation of interests in the new media age / Dave Karpf -- The principle of affected interests: an interpretation and defense / Archon Fung -- Citizen representatives / Mark E. Warren.

Subjects

Demokratie Elections Elections -- History -- 21st century. -… History Participation politique -- Histoire -- … Political participation Political participation -- History -- 2… Repräsentation United States USA Wahl