Author: Dieter Nohlen
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191515779
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each country. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of constitutional and electoral arrangements and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and electoral rules. These widely differing rules exert considerable influence on party systems and political processes. Exhaustive statistics on all national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in the Americas is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems worldwide.
Elections in the Americas: A Data Handbook
Author: Dieter Nohlen
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191515779
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each country. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of constitutional and electoral arrangements and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and electoral rules. These widely differing rules exert considerable influence on party systems and political processes. Exhaustive statistics on all national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in the Americas is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems worldwide.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191515779
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each country. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of constitutional and electoral arrangements and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and electoral rules. These widely differing rules exert considerable influence on party systems and political processes. Exhaustive statistics on all national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in the Americas is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems worldwide.
Digital Technologies for Democratic Governance in Latin America
Author: Anita Breuer
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135046069
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book is the first to comprehensively analyse the political and societal impacts of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in a region of the Global South. It evaluates under what conditions some Latin American governments and people have succeeded in taking up the opportunities related to the spread of ICTs, while others are confronted with the pessimist scenario of increased, digitally induced social and democratic cleavages. Specifically, the book examines if and how far the spread and use of new ICT affected central aims of democratic governance such as reducing socio-economic and gender inequality; strengthening citizen participation in political decision making; increasing the transparency of legislative processes; improving administrative processes; providing free access to government data and information; and expanding independent spaces of citizen communication. The country case and cross-country explore a range of bottom-up driven initiatives to reinforce democracy in the region. The book offers researchers and students an interdisciplinary approach to these issues by linking it to established theories of media and politics, political communication, political participation, and governance. Giving voice to researchers native to the region and with direct experience of the region, it uniquely brings together contributions from political scientists, researchers in communication studies and area studies specialists who have a solid record in political activism and international development co-operation.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135046069
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book is the first to comprehensively analyse the political and societal impacts of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in a region of the Global South. It evaluates under what conditions some Latin American governments and people have succeeded in taking up the opportunities related to the spread of ICTs, while others are confronted with the pessimist scenario of increased, digitally induced social and democratic cleavages. Specifically, the book examines if and how far the spread and use of new ICT affected central aims of democratic governance such as reducing socio-economic and gender inequality; strengthening citizen participation in political decision making; increasing the transparency of legislative processes; improving administrative processes; providing free access to government data and information; and expanding independent spaces of citizen communication. The country case and cross-country explore a range of bottom-up driven initiatives to reinforce democracy in the region. The book offers researchers and students an interdisciplinary approach to these issues by linking it to established theories of media and politics, political communication, political participation, and governance. Giving voice to researchers native to the region and with direct experience of the region, it uniquely brings together contributions from political scientists, researchers in communication studies and area studies specialists who have a solid record in political activism and international development co-operation.
Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1
Author: Dieter Nohlen
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191557935
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each country. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of constitutional and electoral arrangements and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and electoral rules. These widely differing rules exert considerable influence on party systems and political processes. Exhaustive statistics on all national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in the Americas is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems worldwide.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191557935
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
This two-volume work continues the series of election data handbooks published by OUP. It presents a first-ever compendium of electoral data for all 35 countries in the Americas since the introduction of universal male suffrage. Following the overall structure of the series, an initial comparative introduction on elections and electoral systems is followed by chapters on each country. Written by knowledgeable and renowned scholars, the contributions examine the evolution of constitutional and electoral arrangements and provide systematic surveys of the up-to-date electoral provisions and electoral rules. These widely differing rules exert considerable influence on party systems and political processes. Exhaustive statistics on all national elections and referendums are given in each chapter. Together with the other books of this series, Elections in the Americas is a highly reliable resource for historical and cross-national comparisons of elections and electoral systems worldwide.
Informal Institutions and Democracy
Author: Gretchen Helmke
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801883514
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
"The volume emerged out of two conferences on informal institutions. The first, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in the Developing World, ' was held at Harvard University in April 2002 ... The second conference, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in Latin America: Understanding the Rules of the Game, ' was held at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, in April 2003"--Pref
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801883514
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
"The volume emerged out of two conferences on informal institutions. The first, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in the Developing World, ' was held at Harvard University in April 2002 ... The second conference, entitled 'Informal Institutions and Politics in Latin America: Understanding the Rules of the Game, ' was held at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame, in April 2003"--Pref
Diccionario de procedimiento parlamentario / Dictionary of parliamentary procedure
Author: María Cristina Magee
Publisher: Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
ISBN: 9871763409
Category : Law
Languages : es
Pages : 376
Book Description
Desde siempre en nuestro país, la traducción de las diversas instancias del procedimiento parlamentario ha causado dificultades que, en ocasiones, han llevado a graves errores de interpretación que ni el paso del tiempo ha logrado subsanar. Como sucede con la jerga de toda especialidad, el vocabulario utilizado en el Congreso y en las legislaturas provinciales y municipales para el tratamiento de sus iniciativas legislativas es específico, y todo intento de alejarse de él puede llevar a desinteligencias y situaciones engorrosas. Mucho antes de la creación del Congreso argentino, nuestras Cámaras legislativas intentaron reproducir —a través de la traducción— terminología y procedimientos para poder celebrar sus sesiones. Para ello, se recurrió a los cuerpos legislativos de larga data, como el Parlamento de Gran Bretaña, el Congreso de los Estados Unidos y la Asamblea Legislativa de Francia. Entre los muchos diccionarios de especialidades, es difícil encontrar en estas latitudes uno sobre procedimiento parlamentario; y hasta el momento, no hay ninguno bilingüe que abarque la cantidad de términos específicos que contiene este diccionario. Consciente de esta carencia, me he atrevido a elaborar, palabra por palabra, esta obra de características desconocidas en el país, tomando para ello la jerga propia de nuestro Congreso Nacional y la del Congreso de los Estados Unidos. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The translation of the different steps of the parliamentary procedure in our country has always raised difficulties, which at times, have led to serious misinterpretations, not always solved even by the passing of time. As it happens with the jargon of any specialty, the vocabulary used in Congress and provincial and local legislatures in the consideration of their legislative initiatives is specific, and all attempts to move away from it may lead to misunderstandings and awkward situations. Long before the creation of the Argentine Congress, our legislative houses attempted to reproduce—through translation—terminology and procedures to be able to successfully hold their meetings. To that end, it was found appropriate to resort to the old legislative bodies, such as the British Parliament, the Congress of the United States of America and the Legislative Assembly of France. Among the many specialty dictionaries in these latitudes, it is difficult to find one on parliamentary procedure; and up to the present, there is no other bilingual dictionary containing the number of specific terms that this dictionary contains. Being aware of this deficit, I have dared to build up, word by word, this work of unknown characteristics in the country, employing, to that end, the jargon of our National Congress and that of the Congress of the United States.
Publisher: Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
ISBN: 9871763409
Category : Law
Languages : es
Pages : 376
Book Description
Desde siempre en nuestro país, la traducción de las diversas instancias del procedimiento parlamentario ha causado dificultades que, en ocasiones, han llevado a graves errores de interpretación que ni el paso del tiempo ha logrado subsanar. Como sucede con la jerga de toda especialidad, el vocabulario utilizado en el Congreso y en las legislaturas provinciales y municipales para el tratamiento de sus iniciativas legislativas es específico, y todo intento de alejarse de él puede llevar a desinteligencias y situaciones engorrosas. Mucho antes de la creación del Congreso argentino, nuestras Cámaras legislativas intentaron reproducir —a través de la traducción— terminología y procedimientos para poder celebrar sus sesiones. Para ello, se recurrió a los cuerpos legislativos de larga data, como el Parlamento de Gran Bretaña, el Congreso de los Estados Unidos y la Asamblea Legislativa de Francia. Entre los muchos diccionarios de especialidades, es difícil encontrar en estas latitudes uno sobre procedimiento parlamentario; y hasta el momento, no hay ninguno bilingüe que abarque la cantidad de términos específicos que contiene este diccionario. Consciente de esta carencia, me he atrevido a elaborar, palabra por palabra, esta obra de características desconocidas en el país, tomando para ello la jerga propia de nuestro Congreso Nacional y la del Congreso de los Estados Unidos. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The translation of the different steps of the parliamentary procedure in our country has always raised difficulties, which at times, have led to serious misinterpretations, not always solved even by the passing of time. As it happens with the jargon of any specialty, the vocabulary used in Congress and provincial and local legislatures in the consideration of their legislative initiatives is specific, and all attempts to move away from it may lead to misunderstandings and awkward situations. Long before the creation of the Argentine Congress, our legislative houses attempted to reproduce—through translation—terminology and procedures to be able to successfully hold their meetings. To that end, it was found appropriate to resort to the old legislative bodies, such as the British Parliament, the Congress of the United States of America and the Legislative Assembly of France. Among the many specialty dictionaries in these latitudes, it is difficult to find one on parliamentary procedure; and up to the present, there is no other bilingual dictionary containing the number of specific terms that this dictionary contains. Being aware of this deficit, I have dared to build up, word by word, this work of unknown characteristics in the country, employing, to that end, the jargon of our National Congress and that of the Congress of the United States.
English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario
Author: R.G. Chur
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466908459
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
The English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario is a collection of 15,000 cognates with minidefinitions. The dictionary is designed to enhance the ability to communicate in English and Spanish. An essential vocabulary to communicate is finite and selective. The dictionary includes 1,400 sign language words and 825 Latin prefix/root/suffix definitions. Around 550 common Spanish words and 325 American abbreviations are identified. The English/Spanish Crossover Spelling Code guides the reader to quick recognition of cognate variations in spelling. The two languages share the same alphabet, parts of speech, and Latin ancestry. English and Spanish cognates are visually recognizable and, with vocal practice, identifiable phonetically. Specialized Vocabulary Lists are included with the dictionary. The top 600 English/Spanish cognates are listed. Sign language, math, and science\medical lists are included. Numbers, common household terms, food terms, automobile words, computer words, common phrases, and safety signs are listed. A lesson plan for the English/Spanish cognate relationship is provided. Study the cognates of English and Spanish. You will learn to read the front page of Hoy or Times. Your ability to read exams, employment applications, military information, legal documents, and business advertisements will improve. The English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario is an excellent travel companion.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466908459
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
The English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario is a collection of 15,000 cognates with minidefinitions. The dictionary is designed to enhance the ability to communicate in English and Spanish. An essential vocabulary to communicate is finite and selective. The dictionary includes 1,400 sign language words and 825 Latin prefix/root/suffix definitions. Around 550 common Spanish words and 325 American abbreviations are identified. The English/Spanish Crossover Spelling Code guides the reader to quick recognition of cognate variations in spelling. The two languages share the same alphabet, parts of speech, and Latin ancestry. English and Spanish cognates are visually recognizable and, with vocal practice, identifiable phonetically. Specialized Vocabulary Lists are included with the dictionary. The top 600 English/Spanish cognates are listed. Sign language, math, and science\medical lists are included. Numbers, common household terms, food terms, automobile words, computer words, common phrases, and safety signs are listed. A lesson plan for the English/Spanish cognate relationship is provided. Study the cognates of English and Spanish. You will learn to read the front page of Hoy or Times. Your ability to read exams, employment applications, military information, legal documents, and business advertisements will improve. The English/Spanish Crossover Diccionario is an excellent travel companion.
Diccionario Multilingüe
Author: Tercius Belfort Noelsaint
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496959868
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 745
Book Description
Acerca del diccionario multilinge kreyl-espaol-ingls-francs y de su autor Bl Kontwl Kreyl: Diccionario Multilinge es uno de una serie de libros de textos en varios idiomas (kreyl, espaol, ingls y francs) cuyo propsito es facilitar el proceso de aprendizaje y la comprensin del kreyl, hacer la vida ms fcil y facilitar las futuras investigaciones. En esta serie, se puede conseguir los libros siguientes: gramtica kreyl-espaol; gramtica kreyl ingls; libro de conversacin prctica kreyl-ingls; diccionario multilinge kreyl-espaol en cuatro idiomas; y diccionario multilinge kreyl-ingls en cuatro idiomas. Este diccionario kreyl-espaol tiene una introduccin, un anlisis contrastivo en los cuatro idiomas de unas treinta consideraciones gramaticales, de los signos de puntuaciones, de algunas trucas gramaticales para facilitar la transicin del kreyl al espaol y viceversa, de setenta y ocho expresiones latinas al kreyl, espaol, ingls y francs e informacin general relacionada con el kreyl y el espaol. Est dividido en dos partes principales: kreyl-espaol (el kreyl est en orden alfabtico) y espaol-kreyl (el espaol est en orden alfabtico), pero cada parte es complementada por el ingls y el francs. El diccionario tiene 468 pginas. En este diccionario, utilizamos los trminos generales, las palabras y expresiones francesas creolizadas, palabras nativas y africanas, palabras extranjeras, palabras tecnolgicas, cientficas, neologismos as como vocabularios provenientes de materias tales como: qumica, fsica, biologa, derecho, medicina, entre otros. Todo est basado en la ortografa oficial del kreyl haitiano y adoptamos los procedimientos siguientes, varios de los cuales podran ser revisados y fijados por la Academia del kreyl haitiano: 1) Parntesis ( ) para los sinnimos. Ejemplo: Ayibobo (abobo) 2) [ ] indica que se trata de una palabra facultativa pero que puede completar el sentido de la primera palabra. Ej.: Gade ki moun ki [rive] la a. 3) Mo vilg. Quiere decir palabra vulgar 4) Zool.: zoologa 5) Anat.: anatoma 6) Culin: culinaria 7) Fig: sentido figurado 8) qqn: alguien o algo 9) kr. Fr.: palabra o expresiones afrancesadas 10) geom..: geometra 11) irr. Verb: verbos irregulares 12) w istwa mo a: vanse el sentido extendido de la palabra
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1496959868
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 745
Book Description
Acerca del diccionario multilinge kreyl-espaol-ingls-francs y de su autor Bl Kontwl Kreyl: Diccionario Multilinge es uno de una serie de libros de textos en varios idiomas (kreyl, espaol, ingls y francs) cuyo propsito es facilitar el proceso de aprendizaje y la comprensin del kreyl, hacer la vida ms fcil y facilitar las futuras investigaciones. En esta serie, se puede conseguir los libros siguientes: gramtica kreyl-espaol; gramtica kreyl ingls; libro de conversacin prctica kreyl-ingls; diccionario multilinge kreyl-espaol en cuatro idiomas; y diccionario multilinge kreyl-ingls en cuatro idiomas. Este diccionario kreyl-espaol tiene una introduccin, un anlisis contrastivo en los cuatro idiomas de unas treinta consideraciones gramaticales, de los signos de puntuaciones, de algunas trucas gramaticales para facilitar la transicin del kreyl al espaol y viceversa, de setenta y ocho expresiones latinas al kreyl, espaol, ingls y francs e informacin general relacionada con el kreyl y el espaol. Est dividido en dos partes principales: kreyl-espaol (el kreyl est en orden alfabtico) y espaol-kreyl (el espaol est en orden alfabtico), pero cada parte es complementada por el ingls y el francs. El diccionario tiene 468 pginas. En este diccionario, utilizamos los trminos generales, las palabras y expresiones francesas creolizadas, palabras nativas y africanas, palabras extranjeras, palabras tecnolgicas, cientficas, neologismos as como vocabularios provenientes de materias tales como: qumica, fsica, biologa, derecho, medicina, entre otros. Todo est basado en la ortografa oficial del kreyl haitiano y adoptamos los procedimientos siguientes, varios de los cuales podran ser revisados y fijados por la Academia del kreyl haitiano: 1) Parntesis ( ) para los sinnimos. Ejemplo: Ayibobo (abobo) 2) [ ] indica que se trata de una palabra facultativa pero que puede completar el sentido de la primera palabra. Ej.: Gade ki moun ki [rive] la a. 3) Mo vilg. Quiere decir palabra vulgar 4) Zool.: zoologa 5) Anat.: anatoma 6) Culin: culinaria 7) Fig: sentido figurado 8) qqn: alguien o algo 9) kr. Fr.: palabra o expresiones afrancesadas 10) geom..: geometra 11) irr. Verb: verbos irregulares 12) w istwa mo a: vanse el sentido extendido de la palabra
Women in Mexican Subnational Legislatures
Author: Flavia Freidenberg
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030940780
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This book aims to fill a gap in research on women's political representation by developing a multidimensional assessment of female participation in subnational legislatures in a federal political system like Mexico. The Mexican experience in terms of women's political representation at the federal and subnational levels has been very successful, as the reforms created a more robust "gender electoral regime" that promoted an increase in the number of elected female legislators (1987-2021). Still, little is known about the impact of the rise in women's presence in Congresses on other dimensions of political representation, such as symbolic or substantive. Although previous studies on women's political representation in Mexico have yielded exciting conclusions based on empirical evidence and strengthened a theory focused on the analysis of presence, it is still insufficient to explain the other dimensions of representation and the relationship between them. Therefore, this book contributes to the comparative scholarship from the perspective of feminist neo-institutionalism, expanding the understanding of the relationship between women's formal and descriptive representation, the content of legislative work in terms of preferences and interests (substantive representation), and its symbolic effects on women and politics in general (symbolic representation). Women in Mexican Subnational Legislatures: From Descriptive to Substantive Representation will be of interest to political scientists, sociologists, and jurists interested in gender and politics. The book fills a theoretical and empirical gap on the effects of gender parity in the programmatic and symbolic scope of power building. The findings on good practices and challenges are discussed within a broader body of comparative research, providing knowledge to academia, policymakers, and international cooperation agencies about the remaining obstacles to strengthening Latin American democracies and the need to continue exploring the links between subnational politics and democratization of federal political systems.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030940780
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This book aims to fill a gap in research on women's political representation by developing a multidimensional assessment of female participation in subnational legislatures in a federal political system like Mexico. The Mexican experience in terms of women's political representation at the federal and subnational levels has been very successful, as the reforms created a more robust "gender electoral regime" that promoted an increase in the number of elected female legislators (1987-2021). Still, little is known about the impact of the rise in women's presence in Congresses on other dimensions of political representation, such as symbolic or substantive. Although previous studies on women's political representation in Mexico have yielded exciting conclusions based on empirical evidence and strengthened a theory focused on the analysis of presence, it is still insufficient to explain the other dimensions of representation and the relationship between them. Therefore, this book contributes to the comparative scholarship from the perspective of feminist neo-institutionalism, expanding the understanding of the relationship between women's formal and descriptive representation, the content of legislative work in terms of preferences and interests (substantive representation), and its symbolic effects on women and politics in general (symbolic representation). Women in Mexican Subnational Legislatures: From Descriptive to Substantive Representation will be of interest to political scientists, sociologists, and jurists interested in gender and politics. The book fills a theoretical and empirical gap on the effects of gender parity in the programmatic and symbolic scope of power building. The findings on good practices and challenges are discussed within a broader body of comparative research, providing knowledge to academia, policymakers, and international cooperation agencies about the remaining obstacles to strengthening Latin American democracies and the need to continue exploring the links between subnational politics and democratization of federal political systems.
Democracies in Development
Author: J. Mark Payne
Publisher: IDB
ISBN: 1931003319
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The accompanying CD-ROM features country-by-country election results for presidential and legislative elections."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: IDB
ISBN: 1931003319
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The accompanying CD-ROM features country-by-country election results for presidential and legislative elections."--BOOK JACKET.
The Future of Liberal Democracy
Author: Robert Fatton Jr.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1403981450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Top scholars and practitioners from a variety of ideological perspectives consider liberal democracy and the Jeffersonian legacy, both in relation to key issues in the practice and theory of rights (human rights, individual rights) and in relation to key themes in political thought such as citizenship and participation that remain at the forefront of our debates about public life today. The first section of this collection provides historical and theoretical perspectives on Jefferson's ideals and thought. The second section explores the key themes of sovereignty, citizenship, participation, and accountability. A concluding section analyzes the relevance and place of Jefferson's legacy and the fate of liberal democracy in today's world. Contributors offer varying perspectives on questions such as: Is what is good for America good for the rest of the world? What are the constraints that exist on the global spread of democracy, liberal or otherwise?
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1403981450
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Top scholars and practitioners from a variety of ideological perspectives consider liberal democracy and the Jeffersonian legacy, both in relation to key issues in the practice and theory of rights (human rights, individual rights) and in relation to key themes in political thought such as citizenship and participation that remain at the forefront of our debates about public life today. The first section of this collection provides historical and theoretical perspectives on Jefferson's ideals and thought. The second section explores the key themes of sovereignty, citizenship, participation, and accountability. A concluding section analyzes the relevance and place of Jefferson's legacy and the fate of liberal democracy in today's world. Contributors offer varying perspectives on questions such as: Is what is good for America good for the rest of the world? What are the constraints that exist on the global spread of democracy, liberal or otherwise?