Description
This book is a comparative study of power-sharing institutions that analyzes the consequences for democracy worldwide.
About the Author
Pippa Norris is the McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Director, Democratic Governance, United Nations Development Program. Her work compares elections and public opinion, gender politics, and political communications. Companion volumes by this author, also published by Cambridge University Press, include A Virtuous Circle (2000), Digital Divide (2001), Democratic Phoenix (2002), Rising Tide (2003), Electoral Engineering (2004), Sacred and Secular (2004), and Radical Right (2005).
Reviews
'The scope of the book, combined with its methodological rigor, ensure that it will stand as an important contribution to the empirical study of democracy.' Journal of Politics
'... [Norris'] book represents a fine example of comparative political analysis in the mould of Arend Lijphart's 1977 classic Democracy in Plural Societies.' Political Studies Review
Book Information
ISBN 9780521694803
Author Pippa Norris
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 450g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 155mm * 20mm