Lord Norton, a leading expert on British political institutions and politics

WRVO | By Grant Reeher

Published June 14, 2011 at 1:16 PM EDT

By Grant Davis Reeher

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Oswego, NY – Do more elections mean more democracy? Check out this week's Campbell Conversations to hear a powerful argument against that assumption by Professor Philip Norton, a Member of Britain's House of Lords and a leading expert on British political institutions and British politics. Lord Norton engages the debate over whether the House of Lords should become an elected body and also discusses the raft of significant political changes Britain has experienced over the past 20 years. Using the measure of clear democratic accountability, Norton asserts that reform isn't always what it appears to be.

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Grant Reeher

Grant Reeher is a Political Science Professor and Senior Research Associate at the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship. He is also creator, host and program director of “The Campbell Conversations” on WRVO, a weekly regional public affairs program featuring extended in-depth interviews with regional and national writers, politicians, activists, public officials, and business professionals.

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