The democratic faith : essays on democratic citizenship / Paul M. Sniderman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sniderman, Paul M., author.

Series:

Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics.

Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political psychology.

Democracy.

Citizenship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.) : 5 b-w illus.

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Can the citizens of a democracy be trusted to run it properly? Modern political science has concentrated on cataloguing voters' failings-their lack of knowledge, tolerance, or consistency in political thinking. While it would be a mistake to think this portrait of citizens is simply wrong, it is a deeper mistake to accept it as a satisfactory likeness. In this book, Paul Sniderman demonstrates that a concentration on the pathologies of citizens' political thinking has obscured the intense clash of opposing belief systems in the electorate. He shows how a concentration on racism has distorted understanding of the politics of race by keeping out of sight those who think well of black Americans. And he exposes the fallacy of spotlighting the dangers of mass politics while ignoring those of elite politics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Chapter One. Preference Reversals: A Theory of Conversational Logic

Chapter Two. An Ecological Theory of Ideological Consistency

Chapter Three. Myrdal's Insight: The Politics of Race

Chapter Four. The Fear of Mass Politics

Epilogue

Appendix: Summary of Replication

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-23191-1

OCLC:

1002209850