Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

Episode 67: Defending Democracy


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Americans across the political spectrum are questioning the integrity of U.S. elections and democracy. Professor Amel Ahmed walks through threats that can erode democracies and encourages protecting institutions, even the controversial Electoral College.

For More on this Topic:

  • Check out her piece defending the electoral college in The American Prospect.
  • See the controversial New York Times graph Avi mentioned and a rebuttal in the Washington Post.
  • Read her two-page brief and her book, Democracy and the Politics of Electoral System Choice: Engineering Electoral Dominance.

Further Reading:

  • How Government by the Privileged Distorts Democracies, Nicholas Carnes, Duke University, Noam Lupu, Vanderbilt University
  • How International Election Observers Can Help Fledgling Democracies, Leslie E. Anderson, University of Florida
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