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A Goal For Reform: Make Elections Worth Stealing, Todd Donovan
A Goal For Reform: Make Elections Worth Stealing, Todd Donovan
Political Science Faculty Publications
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Reasoning About Institutional Change: Winners, Losers And Support For Electoral Reforms, Todd Donovan, Shaun Bowler
Reasoning About Institutional Change: Winners, Losers And Support For Electoral Reforms, Todd Donovan, Shaun Bowler
Political Science Faculty Publications
This study assesses how the mass public reasons about political institutions by examining the effects of winning and losing on support for several electoral reform proposals. The national sample survey identified majorities supporting proposals for major changes in America's electoral institutions, and that suggested electoral losses may have a modest effect in reducing losers' satisfaction with how democracy works. Random assignment experiments that tested hypotheses derived from theories of risk perception were conducted. It was found that people who saw themselves as winners and losers in the electoral arena reasoned differently when proposals for change were framed in terms of …
Canada-Us Information Sharing And The Case Of Maher Arar, Bidisha Biswas
Canada-Us Information Sharing And The Case Of Maher Arar, Bidisha Biswas
Political Science Faculty Publications
This article discusses the controversy related to the detention and rendition by US authorities of Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen. The Arar case is particularly significant because of the intense publicity, debate, and mobilization that it has engendered in Canada. This case illustrates problems posed by the expectations and practices of information sharing in Canada – US security cooperation.