Smarter Ballots: Electoral Realism and Reform

by J.S. Maloy

Book Overview

This book presents a new democratic theory of election reform, using the tradition of political realism to interrogate and synthesize findings from global elections research and voting theory. In a world of democratic deficits and uncivil societies, political researchers and reformers should prioritize creating smarter ballots before smarter voters. Many democracies' electoral systems impose a dilemma of disempowerment which traps voters between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030130339
• ISBN13: 9783030130336
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"