Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Election?

This new edition examines the theory, structure, and of the contemporary electoral process, analyzing how the system has evolved, how it is working today, and its challenges for the future. Stephen J. Wayne illuminates the democratic strength and weaknesses of the American electoral system/

List of contents

1. Democratic Elections: What’s the Problem? 2. Popular Base of American Electoral Politics 3. How Representative Are American Elections? 4. Has Money Corrupted Our Electoral Process? 5. News Media Coverage: Fair or Unfair? True or False? 6. Are American Parties Still Representative? 7. The Nomination Process: Whose Is It Anyway? 8. Campaign Communications: How Much Do They Matter? 9. Elections and Government: A Tenuous Connection

About the author

Stephen J. Wayne is a professor of Government Emeritus at Georgetown University, USA.

Summary

This new edition examines the theory, structure, and of the contemporary electoral process, analyzing how the system has evolved, how it is working today, and its challenges for the future. Stephen J. Wayne illuminates the democratic strength and weaknesses of the American electoral system/

Product details

• Authors: Stephen J. Wayne, Wayne Stephen J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032691411
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3269141-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Elections & referenda, Political parties and party platforms, Elections and referenda / suffrage, For undergraduate education and equivalents, Textbook, coursework