Books by G. Powell

An exploration of elections as instruments of democracy. Focusing on elections in 20 democracies over the last quarter of the 20th century, it examines the differences between two great visions of democracy - the "majoritarian" vision and the "proportional influence" vision.

How should we analyse the meaning of proper names, indexicals, demonstratives and definite descriptions? What relation do such expressions stand to the objects they designate or to mental representations of those objects? George Powell casts new light on these and other questions by approaching them from within a cognitive framework.