Schaffer reveals how tinkering with the electoral process, even with the best of intentions, can easily damage democratic ideals.
Schaffer reveals how tinkering with the electoral process, even with the best of intentions, can easily damage democratic ideals.
Frederic C. Schaffer challenges the assumption often made by American scholars that democracy has been achieved in foreign countries when criteria such as free elections are met. Elections, he argues, often have cultural underpinnings that are...