Cambridge Studies in the Theory of Democracy Series

11 primary works • 11 total works
The series aims to reinvigorate theoretical reflection about democracy by exposing it to the full range of historical experiences under which democracies have flourished or floundered, to understand what makes democracies work and endure, how they promote normatively desirable and politically desired objectives and how they peacefully handle crises…
Deliberative Democracy
3.60
· 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1998 · 6 editions
It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central…
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Democracy, Accountability, and Representation
3.91
· 23 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1999 · 5 editions
This book examines whether mechanisms of accountab…
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Democracy and Development: Political Institutions and Well-Being in the World, 1950–1990
Is economic development conducive to political dem…
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Constitutionalism and Dictatorship: Pinochet, the Junta, and the 1980 Constitution
It is widely believed that autocratic regimes cann…
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Democracy and the Rule of Law
3.78
· 9 Ratings · published 2003 · 8 editions
An international group of specialists from the fie…
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Democracy and Legal Change
4.00
· 1 Ratings · published 2007 · 10 editions
Since ancient Athens, democrats have taken pride i…
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Controlling Governments: Voters, Institutions, and Accountability
This book contributes to debates in positive democ…
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The Legal Foundations of Inequality: Constitutionalism in the Americas, 1776–1860
The long revolutionary movements that gave birth t…
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Democracy and the Limits of Self-Government
3.96
· 69 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2010 · 15 editions
The political institutions under which we live tod…
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Counting the Many: The Origins and Limits of Supermajority Rule
Supermajority rules govern many features of our li…
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Democracy in a Russian Mirror
3.33
· 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
What can we learn about democracy from the experie…
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