{"id":53035,"date":"2023-01-03T16:16:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=53035"},"modified":"2023-01-03T16:21:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:21:30","slug":"rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Rendez Vous with America &#8211; the US electoral system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday (09\/01), at 6pm, in the auditorium B203 (at Iscte&#8217;s Building II), the Observatory of Democracy and Political Representation will hold the seminar &#8220;Rendez-Vous with America &#8211; the US electoral system&#8221;, with the presentation of the US electoral and party system by Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book &#8220;Rendez-Vous with America: an Explanation of the US Election System&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar will cover topics such as the Structure of US Presidential Elections, the characteristics of the electoral college, and the democratic system with two dominant parties.\u00a0 The commentary will be held by Professor Jos\u00e9 Gomes Andr\u00e9, with the mediation by Professor Andr\u00e9 Freire, with this conference open to the public. This seminar will be focusing mainly on the current political situation in the USA.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Siegler-Lathrop is a professor and president of the American Club of Lisbon, worked for 10 years as a visiting professor at INSEAD and the Dauphine University of Paris, and also taught at the Cat\u00f3lica School of Business &amp; Economics in Lisbon. His book explains, in simple terms, the complicated US presidential and congressional electoral systems.<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Gomes Andr\u00e9 holds a PhD in Political Philosophy from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon, where he is a visiting professor, teaching courses in the areas of Political Philosophy, History of Contemporary Ideas, and European Studies. He is the author of several articles on American Federalism and Political Philosophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>seminar &#8220;Rendez-Vous with America &#8211; the US electoral system&#8221;, with the presentation of the US electoral and party system by Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book &#8220;Rendez-Vous with America: an Explanation of the US Election System&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[],"class_list":["post-53035","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rendez Vous with America - the US electoral system | Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"seminar &quot;Rendez-Vous with America - the US electoral system&quot;, with the presentation of the US electoral and party system by Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book &quot;Rendez-Vous with America: an Explanation of the US Election System&quot;.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rendez Vous with America - the US electoral system | Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"seminar &quot;Rendez-Vous with America - the US electoral system&quot;, with the presentation of the US electoral and party system by Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book &quot;Rendez-Vous with America: an Explanation of the US Election System&quot;.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/observatorio.democracia.representacao.politica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-03T16:21:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.09_DCP-e1672758675919.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"842\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1191\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Observatorioda4\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/\",\"name\":\"Rendez Vous with America - the US electoral system | Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.09_DCP-e1672758675919.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-03T16:16:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-03T16:21:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"seminar \\\"Rendez-Vous with America - the US electoral system\\\", with the presentation of the US electoral and party system by Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book \\\"Rendez-Vous with America: an Explanation of the US Election System\\\".\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.09_DCP-e1672758675919.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.09_DCP-e1672758675919.png\",\"width\":842,\"height\":1191},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"In\u00edcio\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Rendez Vous with America &#8211; the US electoral system\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica\",\"description\":\"Um bem para a Cidadania\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-observatorio-democracia-forms.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-observatorio-democracia-forms.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":98,\"caption\":\"Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/observatorio.democracia.representacao.politica\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Observatorioda4\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/observatoriodrp\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rendez Vous with America - the US electoral system | Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica","description":"seminar \"Rendez-Vous with America - the US electoral system\", with the presentation of the US electoral and party system by Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book \"Rendez-Vous with America: an Explanation of the US Election System\".","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rendez Vous with America - the US electoral system | Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica","og_description":"seminar \"Rendez-Vous with America - the US electoral system\", with the presentation of the US electoral and party system by Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book \"Rendez-Vous with America: an Explanation of the US Election System\".","og_url":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/","og_site_name":"Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/observatorio.democracia.representacao.politica","article_modified_time":"2023-01-03T16:21:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":842,"height":1191,"url":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.09_DCP-e1672758675919.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Observatorioda4","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/","url":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/","name":"Rendez Vous with America - the US electoral system | Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.09_DCP-e1672758675919.png","datePublished":"2023-01-03T16:16:34+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-03T16:21:30+00:00","description":"seminar \"Rendez-Vous with America - the US electoral system\", with the presentation of the US electoral and party system by Professor Patrick Siegler-Lathrop, based on his book \"Rendez-Vous with America: an Explanation of the US Election System\".","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.09_DCP-e1672758675919.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.09_DCP-e1672758675919.png","width":842,"height":1191},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/rendez-vous-with-america-the-us-electoral-system\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"In\u00edcio","item":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/events\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Rendez Vous with America &#8211; the US electoral system"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/","name":"Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica","description":"Um bem para a Cidadania","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#organization","name":"Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica","url":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-observatorio-democracia-forms.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/logo-observatorio-democracia-forms.jpg","width":400,"height":98,"caption":"Observat\u00f3rio da Democracia e da Representa\u00e7\u00e3o Pol\u00edtica"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/observatorio.democracia.representacao.politica","https:\/\/x.com\/Observatorioda4","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/observatoriodrp\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/53035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53035"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=53035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}