The Democracy Index

Author : Heather K. Gerken
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400829917
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Democracy Index written by Heather K. Gerken and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite howls for reform, the only thing separating us from another election disaster of the kind that hit Florida in 2000, and that almost struck again in Ohio in 2004, may simply be another close vote. In this lucid and lively book, Heather Gerken diagnoses what is wrong with our elections and proposes a radically new and simple solution: a Democracy Index that would rate the performance of state and local election systems. A rough equivalent to the U.S. News and World Report ranking of colleges and universities, the Index would focus on problems that matter to all voters: How long does it take to vote? How many ballots get discarded? How often do voting machines break down? And it should work for a simple reason: no one wants to be at the bottom of the list. For a process that is supposed to be all about counting, U.S. elections yield few reliable numbers about anything--least of all how well the voting system is managed. The Democracy Index would change this with a blueprint for quantifying election performance and reform results, replacing anecdotes and rhetoric with hard data and verifiable outcomes. A fresh vision of reform, this book shows how to drive improvements by creating incentives for politicians, parties, and election officials to join the cause of change and to come up with creative solutions--all without Congress issuing a single regulation. In clear and energetic terms, The Democracy Index explains how to realize the full potential of the Index while avoiding potential pitfalls. Election reform will never be the same again.

Author : Silviya Stamenova
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 366878552X
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy index of Switzerland. A proof that the country is a "full democracy" written by Silviya Stamenova and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Academic Paper from the year 2016 in the subject Politics - Other International Politics Topics, grade: 5.50, Anglia Ruskin University, language: English, abstract: The present research examines the question of the democracy index of Switzerland. Moreover, its investigation is obligatory as recent literature on the subject connects the level of democracy of a particular country to its level of development and innovation. However, the latter is a concept usually ignored in the establishment of relevant policies and action strategies. Thus, the present paper debates the question that the democracy index of a country such as Switzerland places it among the countries having the highest level of "full democracy".

Author : Heather K. Gerken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Democracy Index written by Heather K. Gerken and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Skidmore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781841801933
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Everyday Democracy Index written by Paul Skidmore and published by . This book was released on 2008-02-20 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the most democratic countries in Europe? How would we find out? This pamphlet sets out to answer these questions through a new approach to comparing the democratic health of nations: the Everyday Democracy Index (EDI). The EDI attempts to measure the lived experience of democracy in 25 European countries.

Author : BusinessNews Publishing,
Publisher : Primento
ISBN 13 : 2511001969
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summary: The Democracy Index written by BusinessNews Publishing, and published by Primento. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The must-read summary of Heather K. Gerken's book: “The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It”. This complete summary of "The Democracy Index" by Heather K. Gerken presents the author's diagnosis of the faults in the American electoral system, particularly in light of disasters such as Florida in 2000, and proposes a solution. Gerken suggests a ranking system called the "Democracy Index" that would incentivise politicians to help along electoral reform, as no state would want to be at the bottom of the list. Added-value of this summary: • Save time • Understand the American electoral system and its proposed reforms • Expand your knowledge of American politics and elections To learn more, read "The Democracy Index" and discover the suggested reforms to a malfunctioning American electoral system.

Author : Saliba Sarsar
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793601674
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy in Crisis around the World written by Saliba Sarsar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twenty-first century, democracies across the globe are in crisis. The strength of basic democratic institutions and core enduring political principles and values are eroding in key regions and countries. Authoritarian regimes are rising and populist leaders are emerging. Democracy in Crisis across the World weaves threads of history and politics in two parts to analyze how long this trend may last and what the future may bring. By first examining the state of democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa, the second part of the collection highlights to democratic trajectory of India, China, Russia, and the United States. Ending with a look at how the world’s governments have responded to the coronavirus pandemic, contributors argue that unless democracy is defended with resolution and nurtured with resilience, it will fall.

Author : Businessnews Publishing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782512006794
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Summary: The Democracy Index written by Businessnews Publishing and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The must-read summary of Heather K. Gerken's book: "The Democracy Index: Why Our Election System Is Failing and How to Fix It". This complete summary of "The Democracy Index" by Heather K. Gerken presents the author's diagnosis of the faults in the American electoral system, particularly in light of disasters such as Florida in 2000, and proposes a solution. Gerken suggests a ranking system called the "Democracy Index" that would incentivise politicians to help along electoral reform, as no state would want to be at the bottom of the list. Added-value of this summary: - Save time - Understand the American electoral system and its proposed reforms - Expand your knowledge of American politics and elections To learn more, read "The Democracy Index" and discover the suggested reforms to a malfunctioning American electoral system.

Author : Sergey Khrystenko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780595441280
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Democracy Index written by Sergey Khrystenko and published by . This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In both European and western countries there is a significant number of research institutes that study such problems as: "unsettled democracy", "loosened democracy", "controlled democracy" and "unguided democracy". They only examine the top, so to speak, "iceberg of Democracy", overlooking the main part: the "underwater part of democracy", the "warm" and "cold" current, the "invisible forces of democracy". The research institutes prescribe how to treat our and your Democracy. They suggest a specific "Democracy Mixture" which, in my point of view, can be used only in diluted form. The reader might ask the question: Which part is missing in the "Theory of Democracy"? That is, let's say, a small three-volume book in leather binding does not exist: Volume I - The Economics of the Legislative Power Branch Volume II - The Economics of the Executive Power Branch Volume III - The Economics of the Judicial Power Branch Having such a three-volume book, we would realize what is the economic essence of the state power sphere. But today, as of this moment, we are in a sticky situation. The state power sphere has its headquarters, but the economic theory of the state power sphere is missing.

Author : Gerardo L. Munck
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801890934
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring Democracy written by Gerardo L. Munck and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-04-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on years of academic research on democracy and measurement and practical experience evaluating democratic practices for the United Nations and the Organization of American States, the author presents constructive assessment of the methods used to measure democracies that promises to bring order to the debate in academia and in practice. He makes the case for reassessing how democracy is measured and encourages fundamental changes in methodology. He has developed two instruments for quantifying and qualifying democracy: the UN Development Programme's Electoral Democracy Index and a case-by-case election monitoring tool used by the OAS.

Author : Freedom House
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742558038
Total Pages : 924 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freedom in the World 2006 written by Freedom House and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 192 countries and a group of select territories are used by policy makers, the media, international corporations, and civic activists and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. Press accounts of the survey findings appear in hundreds of influential newspapers in the United States and abroad and form the basis of numerous radio and television reports. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.