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Measuring Democracy: A Bridge between Scholarship and Politics
Munck, Gerardo L.; Snyder, Richard
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Description for Measuring Democracy: A Bridge between Scholarship and Politics
Paperback. Measuring Democracy offers specific, real-world lessons that scholars and practitioners can use to improve the quality and utility of data about democracy. Series: Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Although democracy is a widely held value, concrete measurement of it is elusive. Gerardo L. Munck's constructive assessment of the methods used to measure democracies promises to bring order to the debate in academia and in practice. Drawing on his years of academic research on democracy and measurement and his practical experience evaluating democratic practices for the United Nations and the Organization of American States, Munck's discussion bridges the theories of academia with practical applications. In proposing a more open and collaborative relationship between theory and action, he makes the case for reassessing how democracy is measured ... Read more
Although democracy is a widely held value, concrete measurement of it is elusive. Gerardo L. Munck's constructive assessment of the methods used to measure democracies promises to bring order to the debate in academia and in practice. Drawing on his years of academic research on democracy and measurement and his practical experience evaluating democratic practices for the United Nations and the Organization of American States, Munck's discussion bridges the theories of academia with practical applications. In proposing a more open and collaborative relationship between theory and action, he makes the case for reassessing how democracy is measured ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Democratic Transition and Consolidation
Condition
New
Weight
290g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801890932
SKU
V9780801890932
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About Munck, Gerardo L.; Snyder, Richard
Gerardo L. Munck is a professor in the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California. He consults regularly on democracy evaluation for international and nongovernmental organizations, including the United Nations and the Organization of American States. Munck is the coauthor of Passion, Craft, and Method in Comparative Politics, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for Measuring Democracy: A Bridge between Scholarship and Politics
There is something for everybody in this book... Highly recommended.
Todd Landman
Journal of Latin American Studies
Todd Landman
Journal of Latin American Studies