Driving democracy : do power-sharing institutions work? / Pippa Norris.

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Norris, Pippa

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780511424342
0511424345
0511423861
9780511423864
9780511790614
0511790619
9786611775834
6611775838

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Driving democracy.DDC classification:

321.8 22

LOC classification:

JC423 .N67 2008eb

Other classification:

89.35
ME 4500

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Contents:

What drives democracy? -- Evidence and methods -- Democratic indicators and trends -- Wealth and democracy -- Electoral systems -- Presidential and parliamentary executives -- Federalism and decentralization -- The fourth estate -- What works? : lessons for public policy.

Summary: Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and refines the theory of consociationalism, taking account of the flood of contemporary innovations in power-sharing institutions that have occurred worldwide. The book classifies and compares four types of political institutions: the electoral system, parliamentary or presidential executives, unitary or federal states, and the structure and independence of the mass media. The study tests the potential advantages and disadvantages of each of these institutions for democratic governance. Cross-national time-series data concerning trends in democracy are analyzed for all countries worldwide since the early 1970s. Chapters are enriched by comparing detailed case studies. The mixed-method research design illuminates the underlying causal mechanisms by examining historical developments and processes of institutional change within particular nations and regions.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-293) and index.

Proposals for power-sharing constitutions remain controversial, as highlighted by current debates in Iraq, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Sudan. This book updates and refines the theory of consociationalism, taking account of the flood of contemporary innovations in power-sharing institutions that have occurred worldwide. The book classifies and compares four types of political institutions: the electoral system, parliamentary or presidential executives, unitary or federal states, and the structure and independence of the mass media. The study tests the potential advantages and disadvantages of each of these institutions for democratic governance. Cross-national time-series data concerning trends in democracy are analyzed for all countries worldwide since the early 1970s. Chapters are enriched by comparing detailed case studies. The mixed-method research design illuminates the underlying causal mechanisms by examining historical developments and processes of institutional change within particular nations and regions.

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