Politics With the People - Building a Directly Representative Democracy

Develops and tests a new model of politics - 'directly representative democracy' - connecting citizens and officials to improve representative government.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

Ideal for scholars, graduate, and undergraduate students of democratic theory and political behavior, while engaging for policy makers and concerned citizens. Politics with the People develops and tests a new model of politics - 'directly representative democracy' - connecting citizens and officials to improve representative government.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin M. Esterling, Kevin M. (University of California Esterling, Esterling Kevin M., David M. J. Lazer, David M. J. (Northeastern University Lazer, Michael A. Neblo, Michael A. (Ohio State University) Neblo, Michael A. (Ohio State University) Esterlin Neblo, Neblo Michael A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781107117266
• ISBN: 978-1-107-11726-6
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Public Op; Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, Social, group or collective psychology, United States of America, USA, Political science and theory, Political ideologies and movements