Democracy For Realists Av Christopher H. Achen, Larry M. Bartels

<p><b>Why leaders, not citizens, are the driving force in Europe¿s crisis of democracy</b><br><br>A seeming explosion of support for right-wing populist parties has triggered widespread fears that liberal democracy is facing...

<p>In this book noted political sociologist Larry Diamond sets forth a distinctive theoretical perspective on democratic evolution and consolidation in the late twentieth century. Rejecting theories that posit preconditions for democracy¿and thus...

<b><i>Approaching Democracy</i> addresses the evolving nature of the American experiment in democratic government.  It teaches students the theory and basics of American political science and the nation''s political history....