"This is the first systematic--and convincing--answer to the decade-long campaign by Republican ideologues, the Wall Street Journal, and, for a time, the U.S. Department of Justice to create what Lorraine C. Minnite rightly calls t̀he myth of voter fraud.' This myth feeds the ong…
by Bowler, Shaun, Donovan, Todd
fromComparative politics series
"Institutions 'matter' to electoral reform advocates and political scientists - both argue that variation in electoral institutions affect how elected officials and citizens behave. Change the rules, and citizen engagement with politics can be renewed. Yet a look at the record o…
IStudy of the activities of the communist and other socialist-inclined political partys in West Bengal. Covers the origins and political leadership of the communist movement, communist ideology, factional conflicts, and political problems party organisation, elections and electo…
"An electoral system is the most fundamental element of representative democracy, translating citizen's votes into representative's seats. It is also the most potent practical instrument available to democratic reformers." "This systematic and comprehensive study describes and c…
In this book, the Authors took stock of Namibias progress towards a consoliDated democracy.In doing so they looked at the influence of two forces on democracy: the Namibian State and Namibian Society.
Account of the origin, development and underlying issues and political problems of East and West Pakistan leading to the creation of Bangladesh - outlines the historical background of economic exploitation and political subservience before Pakistan CAME into being, covers politi…
"This book reviews the research on campaigns and elections and investigates the effects of campaigning in referendums, drawing on panel survey data, media content data, focus groups, and interviews with journalists and campaign managers. The authors argue that the media coverage…
