Mechanisms Of Democracy

Author : Adrian Vermeule
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190450465

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Mechanisms of Democracy by Adrian Vermeule Pdf

What institutional arrangements should a well-functioning constitutional democracy have? Most of the relevant literatures in law, political science, political theory, and economics address this question by discussing institutional design writ large. In this book, Adrian Vermeule moves beyond these debates, changing the focus to institutional design writ small. In established constitutional polities, Vermeule argues that law can and should - and to some extent already does - provide mechanisms of democracy: a repertoire of small-scale institutional devices and innovations that can have surprisingly large effects, promoting democratic values of impartial, accountable and deliberative government. Examples include legal rules that promote impartiality by depriving officials of the information they need to act in self-interested ways; voting rules that create the right kind and amount of accountability for political officials and judges; and legislative rules that structure deliberation, in part by adjusting the conditions under which deliberation occurs transparently or instead secretly. Drawing upon a range of social science tools from economics, political science, and other disciplines, Vermeule carefully describes the mechanisms of democracy and indicates the conditions under which they can succeed.

Author : Jan Müller
Publisher : Campus Verlag
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783593398594

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Mechanisms of Trust by Jan Müller Pdf

This study examines the relationship between the media and the government in authoritarian regimes and Western democracies, focusing on how political structures affect the level of trust between the public and the news media. Surprisingly, Jan Müller finds that there is a higher level of trust among citizens of authoritarian regimes. To help reassert trust in the media, Müller argues that in democratic societies, a differentiated media system with interventions of the state to ensure plurality--in the form of public service media, for example--leads to trust in the news media.

Author : Andrew Ellis ,Carlos Navarro ,Isabel Morales ,Maria Gratschew, Nadja Braun
Publisher : International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789185391660

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Voting from Abroad by Andrew Ellis ,Carlos Navarro ,Isabel Morales ,Maria Gratschew, Nadja Braun Pdf

The constitutions of many countries guarantee the right to vote for all citizens. However, in reality, voters who are outside their home country when elections take place are often disenfranchised because of a lack of procedures enabling them to exercise that right. Voting from Abroad: The International IDEA Handbook examines the theoretical and practical issues surrounding external voting. It provides an overview of external voting provisions in 115 countries and territories around the world, including a map illustrating the regional spread.

Author : Inter-parliamentary Union
Publisher : Inter-Parliamentary Union
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9789291420360

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Democracy by Inter-parliamentary Union Pdf

Principles to realization - Cherif Bassiouni

Author : David Altman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108496636

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Citizenship and Contemporary Direct Democracy by David Altman Pdf

Offers a comparative study of the origins, performance, and reform of contemporary mechanisms of direct democracy.

Author : Adam Przeworski,Susan C. Stokes,Bernard Manin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521646162

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Democracy, Accountability, and Representation by Adam Przeworski,Susan C. Stokes,Bernard Manin Pdf

6 Party Government and Responsiveness: James A. Stimson

Author : Fathali M. Moghaddam
Publisher : American Psychological Association (APA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Law
ISBN : 1433820870

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The Psychology of Democracy by Fathali M. Moghaddam Pdf

Fathali M. Moghaddam explores how psychological factors influence the presence, potential development, or absence of democracy. Recommendations are given for promoting the psychological processes that foster democracy. Where democracy thrives, it seems far and away the best system of governance. Yet, relatively few countries have managed to transition successfully to democracy, and none of them have attained what Fathali M. Moghaddam calls "actualized democracy," the ideal in which all citizens share full, informed, equal participation in decision making. The obstacles to democratization are daunting, yet there is hope. What is it about human nature that seems to work for or against democracy? The Psychology of Democracy explores political development through the lens of psychological science. He examines the psychological factors influencing whether and how democracy develops within a society, identifies several conditions necessary for democracy (such as freedom of speech, minority rights, and universal suffrage), and explains how psychological factors influence these conditions. He also recommends steps to promote in citizens the psychological characteristics that foster democracy. Written in a style that is both accessible and intellectually engaging, the book skillfully integrates research and an array of illustrative examples from psychology, political science and international relations, history, and literature.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 5 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:71040718

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Two Simple Mechanisms for Advancing the Democratic Governance of Hong Kong by Anonim Pdf

In this paper we outline two suggestions for making existing democratic institutions in Hong Kong more effective. First, we suggest placing more responsibility for policy-making at the District Council level, so as to provide greater stakes in District Council elections. Second, we suggest similarly increasing the stakes in LegCo elections by having some Principal Officials be appointed from LegCo based on the electoral success of their party's platform -- or (if current law is interpreted to prevent LegCo members from serving in the executive) by having each electorally-significant party nominate people associated with the party to be Principal Officials. By giving the parties that have significant electoral mandates material influence in executive policy formation, successful parties will become associated with and proponents and defenders of -- rather than constantly being in opposition to -- at least some of the policies being implemented by the government. This will also require the strengthening and development of Hong Kong's political culture and its political party structures through building professional career tracks for talented politically-inclined people and through the addition of people within the major parties focused on designing party platforms through policy research, political marketing, and political strategy development.

Author : Adam Przeworski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108498807

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Crises of Democracy by Adam Przeworski Pdf

Examines the economic, social, cultural, as well as purely political threats to democracy in the light of current knowledge.

Author : Yanilda María González
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108830393

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Authoritarian Police in Democracy by Yanilda María González Pdf

Explains the persistence of violent, unaccountable policing in democratic contexts.

Author : Hélène Landemore
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691155654

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Democratic Reason by Hélène Landemore Pdf

Individual decision making can often be wrong due to misinformation, impulses, or biases. Collective decision making, on the other hand, can be surprisingly accurate. In Democratic Reason, Hélène Landemore demonstrates that the very factors behind the superiority of collective decision making add up to a strong case for democracy. She shows that the processes and procedures of democratic decision making form a cognitive system that ensures that decisions taken by the many are more likely to be right than decisions taken by the few. Democracy as a form of government is therefore valuable not only because it is legitimate and just, but also because it is smart. Landemore considers how the argument plays out with respect to two main mechanisms of democratic politics: inclusive deliberation and majority rule. In deliberative settings, the truth-tracking properties of deliberation are enhanced more by inclusiveness than by individual competence. Landemore explores this idea in the contexts of representative democracy and the selection of representatives. She also discusses several models for the "wisdom of crowds" channeled by majority rule, examining the trade-offs between inclusiveness and individual competence in voting. When inclusive deliberation and majority rule are combined, they beat less inclusive methods, in which one person or a small group decide. Democratic Reason thus establishes the superiority of democracy as a way of making decisions for the common good.

Author : András Sajó,Lorri Rutt Bentch
Publisher : Eleven International Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Civil rights
ISBN : 9789077596043

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Militant Democracy by András Sajó,Lorri Rutt Bentch Pdf

This book is a collection of contributions by leading scholars on theoretical and contemporary problems of militant democracy. The term 'militant democracy' was first coined in 1937. In a militant democracy preventive measures are aimed, at least in practice, at restricting people who would openly contest and challenge democratic institutions and fundamental preconditions of democracy like secularism - even though such persons act within the existing limits of, and rely on the rights offered by, democracy. In the shadow of the current wars on terrorism, which can also involve rights restrictions, the overlapping though distinct problem of militant democracy seems to be lost, notwithstanding its importance for emerging and established democracies. This volume will be of particular significance outside the German-speaking world, since the bulk of the relevant literature on militant democracy is in the German language. The book is of interest to academics in the field of law, political studies and constitutionalism.

Author : Francesca Bignami
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108485081

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EU Law in Populist Times by Francesca Bignami Pdf

A state-of-the-art analysis of the contentious areas of EU law that have been put in the spotlight by populism.

Author : Robert Dick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Adult education
ISBN : 0958900833

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Mechanisms for Democracy in Learning by Robert Dick Pdf

Author : Frederic Hanusch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351857727

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Democracy and Climate Change by Frederic Hanusch Pdf

Democracy and Climate Change explores the various ways in which democratic principles can lead governments to respond differently to climate change. The election cycle can lead to short-termism, which often appears to be at odds with the long-term nature of climate change, with its latency between cause and effect. However, it is clear that some democracies deal with climate change better than others, and this book demonstrates that overall stronger democratic qualities tend to correlate with improved climate performance. Beginning by outlining a general concept of democratic efficacy, the book provides an empirical analysis of the influence of the quality of democracy on climate change performance across dozens of countries. The specific case study of Canada’s Kyoto Protocol process is then used to explain the mechanisms of democratic influence in depth. The wide-ranging research presented in the book opens up several new and exciting avenues of enquiry and will be of considerable interest to researchers with an interest in comparative politics, democracy studies and environmental policies.