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Politics with the people : building a directly representative democracy / Michael A. Neblo, The Ohio State University, Kevin M. Esterling, University of California, Riverside, David M.J. Lazer, Northeastern University/Harvard University

Neblo, Michael A., ca. 20./21. Jh. [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Esterling, Kevin M., 1966- [Verfasserin/Verfasser] ; Lazer, David, ca. 20./21. Jh. [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Cambridge ; New York ; Port Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore : Cambridge University Press, 2018

xvi, 166 Seiten

Englisch

Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke

Erscheint auch als: Politics with the people / Neblo, Michael A. (Online-Ausgabe)

978-1-107-53986-0 (paperback); 978-1-107-11726-6 (hardback)

1028002203

OCoLC: 1098200565     

OCoLC: 1066740531 (aus SWB)     

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10./1017/9781316338179

MG 70075  | LB 49610      Ähnliche Literatur

JK1131

320.973

Basisklassifikation: 89.35 (Demokratie)

*USA ; Repräsentation <Politik> ; Repräsentative Demokratie ; Direkte Demokratie      Zum Register

LOC-SH: United States / Congress -- Constituent communication -- Technological innovations ; Online chat groups -- Political aspects -- United States ; Political participation -- Technological innovations -- United States ; Communication in politics -- Technological innovations -- United States ; Democracy -- United States ; Representative government and representation -- United States ; United States -- Congress -- Constituent communication -- Technological innovations ; Representative government and representation -- United States ; Democracy -- United States ; Political participation -- Technological innovations -- United States ; Communication in politics -- Technological innovations -- United States ; Online chat groups -- Political aspects -- United States

"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"--

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Machine generated contents note: 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