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Dennis F. Thompson

Just Elections

Creating a Fair Electoral Process in the United States

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The 2000 election showed that the mechanics of voting such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson shows, even more fundamental issues must be addressed to insure that our electoral system is just.Thompson argues that three central democratic principles--equal respect, free choice, and popular sovereignty--underlie our electoral institutions, and should inform any assessment of the justice of elections. Although we may all endorse these principles in theory, Thompson shows that in practice we disagree about their meaning and application. He shows how they create… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-226-79764-9
  • EAN: 9780226797649
  • Produktnummer: 1509329
  • Verlag: The University of Chicago Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
  • Seitenangabe: 270 S.
  • Masse: H22.8 cm x B16.3 cm x D1.7 cm 422 g
  • Auflage: 2nd ed.
  • Gewicht: 422
  • Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor


Dennis F. Thompson is the Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy and director of the Center for Ethics and the Professions at Harvard University. He is the author of Political Ethics and Public Office, Ethics in Congress and coauthor of Democracy and Disagreement.

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