"Sortition, also known as allotment, is an equal-chance method of selection by some form of lottery such as drawing coloured pebbles from a bag. It is used particularly to allot decision makers. In Ancient Athenian democracy sortition was the primary method for appointing offici…
Democracy is in bad health. Against Elections offers a new diagnosis - and an ancient remedy. Fear-mongering populists, distrust in the establishment, personality contests instead of reasoned debate: these are the results of the latest elections. In fact, as this ingenious book …
The SAGE handbook of electoral behaviour
This book examines the study of voting behavior, through an interdisciplinary approach and focusing on a range of countries. It covers the principal theoretical paradigms, establishing the state of the art in their conceptualization and application, and their specific challenges…
This book analyzes the history of electoral socialism from 1890 to the mid-1980s in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden.