Woodslane | Book - 9781442247505

Add to Cart

ISBN-13: 9781442247505
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
By Kirby Goidel
Price: AUD $74.99
Stock: 0 in stock
Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
Local release date: 14/06/2015
Format: Paperback 244 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Politics & government [JP]

Description
Table of Contents
Google Preview: Written in a provocative, jargon-free style ideal for stimulating classroom discussion, America's Failing Experiment directly challenges would-be reformers who believe the solution to our current political paralysis is more democracy. Kirby Goidel finds that the fault for our contemporary political dysfunction resides not with our elected officials but with our democratic citizenries. He argues that our elected officials are overly responsive to public opinion which is often poorly informed, incoherent, and uncertain. The result is a more polarized political system, rising inequality, and institutional gridlock. Though not new, these concerns take on deeper political significance in a digital age where information flows more quickly and opportunities for feedback are virtually unlimited. If the diagnosis is too much democracy, the counterintuitive solution runs against our cultural norms-less citizen involvement, greater discretion for political elites, and greater collective responsibility.; Introduction: We Are the Problem Chapter 1: Constitutional Design and Democracy Chapter 2: Political Psychology and Democratic Competence Chapter 3: Political Inequality and Campaign Finance Chapter 4: The News Media, New Media, and Democracy Chapter 5: Gridlock and American Political Institutions Chapter 6: Do No Harm Chapter 7: America's Recovery Plan; Google Preview content