Elections lie at the heart of democracy, and this book seeks to understand how the rules governing those elections are chosen. Drawing on both broad comparisons

Defining Democracy reveals the history of a little-known experiment in urban democracy begun in New York City during the Great Depression and abolished amid the

A country's electoral system has a profound effect on its politics; its citizens ought therefore to ask themselves at frequent intervals whether that currently

Schaffer reveals how tinkering with the electoral process, even with the best of intentions, can easily damage democratic ideals.

No subject is more central to the study of politics than elections. All across the globe, elections are a focal point for citizens, the media, and politicians l