Free Elections: An Elementary Textbook (Routledge Revivals) - Hardcover

Mackenzie, W.J.M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1032794534 ISBN 13: 9781032794532

Publisher: Routledge, 2024

Synopsis

Originally published in 1958 at a time when many African and Asian nations were newly independent or going through the process of independence, this book sets out the facts and arguments which have to be considered in designing and running electoral systems. The book treats the problems of free elections in Africa and Asia objectively and uncontroversially, without pre-supposing any previous training in political science. The discussion of 'free elections' raises large issues about political norms and ideologies and about the working of political systems in different societies, and the book tackles these questions head on. The book gives a balanced account of the whole issue of elections, covering on the one hand qualifications and voting systems, and on the other hand less ‘political’ questions of administration and control, which are of equal importance in the working of an electoral system.

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About the Author

W.J.M. 'Bill' Mackenzie was Chair of Government and Administration at the University of Manchester and Professor of Politics at the University of Glasgow. He was a constitutional advisor to the new states of Tanganyika and Kenya.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032794534
• ISBN 13: 9781032794532
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 186