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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Steven E. SchierPublisher: Georgetown University Press Imprint: Georgetown University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780878408955ISBN 10: 0878408959 Pages: 178 Publication Date: 10 February 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. What an Electoral System Can Do 2. Compared to What? 3. Why Turnout Fell 4. Direct Democracy or Legislative Government? 5. Four Controversies 6. What Sort of Democracy? Conclusion: Less Peculiar Notes References IndexReviewsAn analysis that is once rich and lucid. This book is a keeper, not only as a stimulus to sorting and ranking personal political values, but also as a useful reference work -- it is chock full of information. The bibliography is extensive, the text provides easy source and page references, the organization is excellent, and the argument flows smoothly. [Schier's] students must love his classes. -- Political Science Quarterly ''After the contested 2000 presidential election, many analysts focused on the inequities of the electoral college. In this well-written and perceptive book, You Call This an Election?, Steven E. Schier asks a much more important question: Just how democratic are we? The answers are not especially reassuring. Students will find this volume challenges their thinking and promotes a heightened level of political awareness.'' Author InformationSteven E. Schier is the Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science at Carleton College. He is the author of eight books and numerous scholarly articles. He recently completed a Fulbright senior lectureship at York University in Toronto and serves on the board of The Dirksen Center for Congressional Studies. Schier has contributed articles to the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. He has commented on politics for national network and cable television and is a political analyst for KSTP television in Minneapolis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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