R Michael Alvarez, Thad E Hall

Electronic Elections

The Perils and Promises of Digital Democracy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Recent debates about voting technology and election reform have generated more heat than light, often leading to myopic views of security and premature policy fixes. Alvarez and Hall provide a constructive alternative--a calm, rational, data-tested, risk-based analysis of electronic voting. Their book is a model of how rigorous research can constructively inform public discussion and the policy process."--Thomas E. Mann, Brookings Institution "This is a very important book. It will undoubtedly be cited by technologists, legislators, and advocates. The authors, carefully navigating in a politically charged field, present a documented and balanced approach to the question of electronic voting. About 70 percent of eligible Americans vote. Each of them is potentially affected by this book. There has never been a study like this one."--Michael Shamos, Carnegie Mellon University "This book addresses a timely and important topic in election reform. The conclusions of the authors are that electronic voting systems, when evaluated correctly using risk analysis, pose fewer issues than digital scan or paper balloting systems, but that public debate has been unfortunately sidetracked into issues of fraud. This is one of the first books on this topic."--Paul Gronke, Reed College

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 315g
• ISBN-13: 9780691146225
• ISBN-10: 0691146225
• Artikelnr.: 28531249

Autorenporträt

R. Michael Alvarez & Thad E. Hall