Politics with the People
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-11726-6 (ISBN)
Many citizens in the US and abroad fear that democratic institutions have become weak, and continue to weaken. Politics with the People develops the principles and practice of 'directly representative democracy' - a new way of connecting citizens and elected officials to improve representative government. Sitting members of Congress agreed to meet with groups of their constituents via online, deliberative town hall meetings to discuss some of the most important and controversial issues of the day. The results from these experiments reveal a model of how our democracy could work, where politicians consult with and inform citizens in substantive discussions, and where otherwise marginalized citizens participate and are empowered. Moving beyond our broken system of interest group politics and partisan bloodsport, directly representative reforms will help restore citizens' faith in the institutions of democratic self-government, precisely at a time when those institutions themselves feel dysfunctional and endangered.
Michael A. Neblo is Associate Professor of Political Science and (by courtesy) Philosophy and Public Policy, and Director of the Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA) at Ohio State University. Kevin M. Esterling is Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside. David M. J. Lazer is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Computer and Information Science, and Co-Director of the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks at Northeastern University, Boston.
Introduction: directly representative democracy; 1. The spirit and form of popular government; 2. Building a new home style; 3. Half of democracy; 4. Rational ignorance and reasonable learning; 5. (The) deliberative persuasion; 6. Representative connections; 7. Scaling up and scaling out; Conclusion: Republican redux.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.09.2018 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology |
| Zusatzinfo | 4 Tables, black and white; 7 Line drawings, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-107-11726-7 / 1107117267 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-11726-6 / 9781107117266 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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