Early democratic theorists argued that one purpose of a democratic government is to increase the happiness of its citizens. However, all democracies are not equal. Some democracies through their institutional arrangements create broader representation to their citizens, while others reduce...

This paper explores how mechanisms of democracy - such as secrecy and publicity - serve to enhance or restrict the achievement of democratic ideals dependent upon the context in which they operate. I use a comparison of union representation elections and elections for political office to...