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Terrorism now dominates the headlines across the world-from New York to Kabul. "Framing Terrorism" argues that the headlines matter as much as the act, in political terms. Widely publicized terrorist incidents leave an imprint upon public opinion, muzzle the "watchdog" role of journalists and promote a general one-of-us consensus supporting security forces. Contributors to the volume begin by focusing on how governments, security forces and te...

This volume collects essays from international experts who evaluate the robustness, conceptual validity, and reliability of the growing body of evidence of voter fraud and electoral misconduct around the world in developed and developing democracies.

This second volume of a trilogy on electoral integrity compares structural, international, and institutional accounts as alternative perspectives to explain why elections fail to meet international standards. Drawing on new evidence, the study determines the most effective types of strategies for strengthening the quality of electoral governance around the world.

This book updates the theory of consociationalism to take account of the contemporary developments in power-sharing that have occurred since the early 1970s. Norris compares four dimensions of power-sharing regimes, the electoral system, parliamentary executives, unitary or federal states, and the structure of the media and tests the consequences for democracy.

Compares the consequences of electoral rules for many dimensions of political representations and voting behavior.

This book examines the reasons behind the democratic deficit and analyzes the consequences for active citizenship, for governance and, ultimately, for democratization.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe the world has witnessed a rising tide of contentious elections ending in heated partisan debates, court challenges, street protests, and legitimacy challenges. Despite growing concern, until recently little research has studied this phenomenon. To understand contentious elections, this book brings together scholars using a range of fresh evidence. The editors, from the Electoral Integrity Project, develop the theor...

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe the world has witnessed a rising tide of contentious elections ending in heated partisan debates, court challenges, street protests, and legitimacy challenges. Despite growing concern, until recently little research has studied this phenomenon. To understand contentious elections, this book brings together scholars using a range of fresh evidence. The editors, from the Electoral Integrity Project, develop the theor...

Challenges the idea that the news media and political parties are responsible for civic malaise.

There is widespread concern that the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor.

This book is a comparative study of power-sharing institutions that analyzes the consequences for democracy worldwide.

There is widespread concern that the Internet is exacerbating inequalities between the information rich and poor.

This book, first published in 2002, compares systematic evidence worldwide and suggests reasons to question assumptions of decline in political participation.

Compares systematic evidence worldwide and suggests reasons to question assumptions of decline in political participation.

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