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| Choosing the Chief: Comparing the U.S. & French Presidential Elections of 2012 |
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Monday, April 16, 2012; 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM 
U of I Lifetime Enrichment Adult Program
Compare the history of the presidential election process in these two democracies, the different ways they have of narrowing the field of candidates and the way they each finance elections and count votes. The aim of the course is to explain what makes U.S. elections distinctive, and discuss its strengths and weaknesses.
Gerhard Loewenberg is Professor of Political Science, emeritus, at the UI and director of its Comparative Legislative Research Center. He is the author of On Legislatures: The Puzzle of Representation, Parliament in the German Political System, co-author of Comparing Legislatures, co-editor of the Handbook of Legislative Research, and author of numerous other books in political science and articles in professional journals. He earned his PhD from Cornell University.
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