Comparing Democracies

by Pippa Norris (editor), Lawrence LeDuc (Editor), Richard G. Niemi (Editor)

Reflecting recent developments in the field, this timely new edition gives an indispensable state-of-the art review of the whole field from the world′s leading international scholars. With a completely new thematic introduction which explores how democracy is built and sustained, thoroughly updated chapters (many of which are also new) , the Third Edition provides a theoretical and comparative understanding of the major topics related to elections and introduces important work on key new areas.

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 20, 2010

About the author

Pippa Norris is Associate Director (Research), and Lecturer, John F. Kennedy School of Government, at Harvard University in the USA.