Varying Means of Democratic Selection

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Date

2015

Authors

Winthrop, Grant

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Abstract

Generally historians posit that specialized and professional

positions are appointed while general political positions are elected.

This however, I argue is tautological and that in reality at the

inception of a democratic regime important posts are elected while

petty posts are selected by other means. Then over time power shifts

toward appointed positions obscuring the initial intent.

Type

Master's thesis

Department

Political Science

Subjects

Political science

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Winthrop, Grant (2015). Varying Means of Democratic Selection. Master's thesis, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10556.

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