Suchergebnisse

In Electoral Systems and Democracy , Hoover Institute Senior Fellow Larry Diamond and National Endowment for Democracy Vice President for Research and Studies Marc F. Plattner compile a collection of previously published essays on electoral systems and democratization. Unfortunately, those who are likely to read Coles's book are not active citizens, political officials, or empirically minded political scientists; political theorists are his target audience, and it is precisely their notorious inability to affect political practice that will render Coles's effort ineffectual.\n The first section, 'Democracy Today' (chapters 2-5), addresses general issues of democratization, including sustainability, the role of the United Nations, the need for a common definition and plan for democratization, and the importance of nongovernmental and civic organizations.