Securing Democracy

Author : Glenn Greenwald
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1642594717
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing Democracy written by Glenn Greenwald and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2019, award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald writes in this gripping new book, "a series of events commenced that once again placed me at the heart of a sustained and explosive journalistic controversy." New reporting by Greenwald and his team of Brazilian journalists brought to light stunning information about grave corruption, deceit, and wrongdoing by the most powerful political actors in Brazil, his home since 2005. These stories, based on a massive trove of previously undisclosed telephone calls, audio, and text shared by an anonymous source, came to light only months after the January 2019 inauguration of Brazil 's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump. The revelations "had an explosive impact on Brazilian politics" (The Guardian) and prompted serious rancor, including direct attacks by President Bolsonaro himself, and ultimately an attempt by the government to criminally prosecute Greenwald for his reporting. "A wave of death threats--in a country where political violence is commonplace--have poured in, preventing me from ever leaving my house for any reason without armed guards and an armored vehicle," Greenwald writes. Securing Democracy takes readers on a fascinating ride through Brazilian politics as Greenwald, his husband, the left-wing Congressman David Miranda, and a powerful opposition movement courageously challenge political corruption, homophobia, and tyranny. While coming at serious personal costs for himself and his family, Greenwald writes, "I have no doubt at all that the revelations we were able to bring to the public strengthened Brazilian democracy in an enduring and fundamental way. I believe we righted wrongs, reversed injustices, and exposed grave corruption." The story, he concludes, "highlights the power of transparency and the reason why a free press remains the essential linchpin for securing democracy."

Author : Gary L. Gregg
Publisher : Intercollegiate Studies Institute
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing Democracy written by Gary L. Gregg and published by Intercollegiate Studies Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by leading politicians, journalists, and academics that show how the Electoral College is embedded in the fabric of our constitutional system and cannot easily be changed without disturbing the whole framework.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030947647X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing the Vote written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-09-30 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 2016 presidential election, America's election infrastructure was targeted by actors sponsored by the Russian government. Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy examines the challenges arising out of the 2016 federal election, assesses current technology and standards for voting, and recommends steps that the federal government, state and local governments, election administrators, and vendors of voting technology should take to improve the security of election infrastructure. In doing so, the report provides a vision of voting that is more secure, accessible, reliable, and verifiable.

Author : Morton H. Halperin
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739108246
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protecting Democracy written by Morton H. Halperin and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past several decades, democracy has taken root or been re-established in a number of countries with support from other democratic states and private groups. While the increase in the number of democracies worldwide has been widely heralded, very little has been written on how democracy can be protected and sustained where it has been chosen by the people of a state. In this first comprehensive guide to preventing and responding to threats to coups and erosions in democracies. Through case studies and in-depth analyses, this book provides legal and policy justification for these processes and discusses how they can be made more effective, combining the findings of an international task force on threats to democracy with contributions from leading scholars and policymakers.

Author : Pippa Norris
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190934166
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electoral Integrity in America written by Pippa Norris and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concern about the integrity of American elections did not start with Trump's election; flaws in procedures have gradually grown during recent decades. The contemporary "tipping point" that raised public awareness was the 2000 Bush v. Gore Florida count, but, the 2016 campaign and its aftermath clearly worsened several major structural weaknesses. This deepened party polarization over the rules of the game and corroded American trust in the electoral process. Disputes over elections have proliferated on all sides in Trump's America with heated debate about the key problems--whether the risks of electoral fraud, fake news, voter suppression, or Russian interference--and with no consensus about the right solutions. This book illuminates several major challenges observed during the 2016 U.S. elections, focusing upon concern about both the security and inclusiveness of the voter registration process in America. Given the importance of striking the right balance between security and inclusiveness in voter registration, this volume brings together legal scholars, political scientists, and electoral assistance practitioners to provide new evidence-based insights and policy-relevant recommendations.

Author : Geoffrey Pridham
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 0415023262
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing Democracy written by Geoffrey Pridham and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the first systematic comparative analysis of Southern Europe's development towards democratic consolidation, looking particularly at Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy.

Author : Jenny Andersson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719074394
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Between Growth and Security written by Jenny Andersson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the components of this ideological turnaround from Swedish social democracy's post-war notion of a strong society, to its notion of a Third Way in the early 1980s. It is a novel and innovative contribution to the history of Swedish social democracy and recent developments in the Swedish welfare state, and it also sheds light on contemporary social policy debates.

Author : Geoffrey Pridham
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317351703
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing Democracy written by Geoffrey Pridham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When this book first published in 1990, several ‘new’ democracies were emerging in Southern Europe. Italy, Portugal, Spain and Greece were generally seen as conforming to the western European model of liberal democracy. But the process of democratization is a gradual one, and each national democracy is moulded by its own political, social, and economic characteristics. In particular, the active role of national political parties is of prime importance. The contributors to this volume focus on party systems in the democracies of Greece, Spain and Portugal since the end of their authoritarian regimes, and on Italy in the post-war period. This title will be of interest to students of politics, European Studies, and development studies.

Author : Geoffrey Pridham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing Democracy written by Geoffrey Pridham and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James E. Fleming
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226253430
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Securing Constitutional Democracy written by James E. Fleming and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-10-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Famously described by Louis Brandeis as "the most comprehensive of rights" and 'the right most valued by civilized men," the right of privacy or autonomy is more embattled during modern times than any other. Debate over its meaning, scope, and constitutional status is so widespread that it all but defines the post-1960s era of constitutional interpretation. Conservative Robert Bork called it "a loose canon in the law," while feminist Catharine MacKinnon attacked it as the “right of men to be left alone to oppress women.” Can a right with such prominent critics from across the political spectrum be grounded in constitutional law? In this book, James Fleming responds to these controversies by arguing that the right to privacy or autonomy should be grounded in a theory of securing constitutional democracy. His framework seeks to secure the basic liberties that are preconditions for deliberative democracy—to allow citizens to deliberate about the institutions and policies of their government—as well as deliberative autonomy—to enable citizens to deliberate about the conduct of their own lives. Together, Fleming shows, these two preconditions can afford everyone the status of free and equal citizenship in our morally pluralistic constitutional democracy.