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Democratic Triumph, Scholarly Pessimism, Bruce Gilley
Democratic Triumph, Scholarly Pessimism, Bruce Gilley
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article discusses how the democratic form of government has gone from an oddity to the most common form of government in the world. The written works on democracy in the past twenty years have dealt primarily with the writers' growing sense of insecurity, the belief that history runs in cycles, and the belief that democracy will run its course and the world will find itself returned to an authoritarian existence. Samuel P. Huntington expressed his pessimism with democracy in his book "The Third Wave." Huntington believes that only countries with a substantial Western influence will be able to sustain …
The Suits That Counted: The Judicialization Of Presidential Elections, Charles Anthony Smith, Christopher Shortell
The Suits That Counted: The Judicialization Of Presidential Elections, Charles Anthony Smith, Christopher Shortell
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
The litigation resolving the 2000 election received extensive attention, but there was also an increase in pre-election litigation in 2000, suggesting an increased reliance on courts even prior to Bush v. Gore. Did this trend of judicialization of presidential elections in the United States accelerate in 2004? To answer this question, we collect data on pre-election litigation from 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004. Our findings show that the rate of prospective litigation increased dramatically in the 2004 election, even accounting for state and federal electoral reform from 2001-2004. Beyond the increase in raw numbers, we find that the litigation was …
"Soviet Intellectual Dissent In The 1970s", Fruim Yurevich
"Soviet Intellectual Dissent In The 1970s", Fruim Yurevich
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
No abstract provided.
"Trends Of American Foreign Policy", Wayne Lyman Morse
"Trends Of American Foreign Policy", Wayne Lyman Morse
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
An address given at the 2nd general session of the Western Meeting of the National Symposium on the United States Foreign Policy, Portland, Oregon, Apr. 10-13, 1969.
"Address To Faculty And Students, Discussing Current Political And Social Issues", Robert F. Kennedy
"Address To Faculty And Students, Discussing Current Political And Social Issues", Robert F. Kennedy
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
No abstract provided.
"Berlin: A Tale Of Two Cities", Eleonore Lipschitz
"Berlin: A Tale Of Two Cities", Eleonore Lipschitz
Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers
No abstract provided.