Democratizing the House: Proportional Representation, American-Style

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Add to Calendar 2019-01-14 12:15:00 2019-01-14 13:15:00 Democratizing the House: Proportional Representation, American-Style Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/democratizing-house-proportional-representation-american-style - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public
Room V
1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Open to the public
Presenting student organizations: Chicago Electoral Reform Society

Professor Benjamin Page of Northwestern is a renowned expert in democratic theory, public opinion, and policy making. His recent book "Democracy in America?" (co-authored with Martin Gilens) discusses how the United States has failed to respond to a rapidly changing economy and has exacerbated inequality. In this lunch talk, Professor Page focuses on one of his proposed solutions: democratizing elections for the House of Representatives.

Constitutional democracy Gerrymandering Voting rights