The comments to my Anarchy in the UK post on Thursday spawned an interesting discussion surrounding the cause of polarized politics in the CA state legislature. While I agree the damning variable that impedes compromise is the 2/3 rule for budgetary measures, I still maintain...
Author: Dave Brockington
Born in San Jose, grew up in Seattle, received a Ph.D. in poli sci from University of Washington in 2000. I worked for three years at Universiteit Twente in Enschede, Netherlands, and have worked at the University of Plymouth for 16 academic years now in Plymouth, United Kingdom. I also currently serve as joint campaign coordinator for the Plymouth Sutton & Devonport Constituency Labour Party.
In general, I am a supporter of direct democracy. I have experienced both the good and the bad directly, and of course it has the potential to be just plain.
And I’m not talking about Strachan. First, an introduction. I’m a political scientist specializing in voting behavior, electoral systems, turnout, and methodology. While American, I’ve worked at two European universities.