UID:
edocfu_9958352417802883
Format:
1 online resource(352p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. , 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812208177
Series Statement:
Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism
Content:
Featuring twelve essays that engage with national, provincial, and municipal governments across three continents, Representation examines the core elements and challenges of fair, effective political institutions, providing an invaluable roadmap to better democratic representation in the twenty-first century.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction: The Multiplying Challenges Of Modern Representation /
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Chapter 1. Evaluating U.S. Electoral Institutions in Comparative Perspective /
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Chapter 2. Are American Elections Sufficiently Democratic? --
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Chapter 3. Barriers to Voting in the Twenty- First Century /
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Chapter 4. Uneven Democracy: Turnout, Minority Interests, and Local Government Spending /
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Chapter 5. Fairness and Bias in Electoral Systems /
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Chapter 6. Political Party Organizations, Civic Representation, and Participation /
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Chapter 7. The Paradox of Voting— for Republicans: Economic In e quality, Polit cal Organization, and the American Voter /
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Chapter 8. A Democratic Balance: Bureaucracy, Political Parties, and Political Representation /
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Chapter 9. Th e Closing of the Frontier: Political Blogs, the 2008 Election, and the Online Public Sphere /
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Chapter 10. Th e Technological Basis of Organizational Membership: Representation of Interests in the New Media Age /
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Chapter 11. Th e Principle of Affected Interests: An Interpretation and Defense /
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Chapter 12. Citizen Representatives /
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Notes --
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Contributors --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812208177
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812208177
