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The crisis of American democracy : essays on a failing institutione / edited by Leland Harper.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Series in Politics.
- Series in politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--2021-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Wilmington, DE : Vernon Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "The essays in "The Crisis of American Democracy: A Collection of Philosophical Perspectives" seek to answer central questions about American democracy, such as: if American democracy is failing, what are the causes of this failure? What are the consequences? And what can be done to fix it? These standalone essays present diverse perspectives on some of the impediments to achieving a true democracy in the present-day United States of America, as well as prescriptions for overcoming these obstacles. Leading academics, from across the US, contribute their perspectives on this timely debate"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword : The future of American democracy
- Introduction / Leland Harper
- Failing to disagree : Why democracy needs genuine disagreement / Tanya Randle
- A remedial situation : The epistemology of political disagreement in the context of American politics / Jay Carlson
- Listen up! An account of an ethical practice of listening / Ellen M. Maccarone
- Democracy born of struggle / Derrick Darby
- The semantic foundations of white fragility and the consequences for justice / Jennifer Kling
- Why meritocratic democracy is better than democracy / John J. Park
- Justified revolution in contemporary American democracy : A confucian-inspired account / Colin J. Lewis and Jennifer Kling
- The impossibility of a democratic society : A call for critical thinking in a time of crisis / Isidoro Talavera.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Harper, Leland The Crisis of American Democracy: Essays on a Failing Institution
- ISBN:
- 9781648893957
- 1648893953
- OCLC:
- 1290018956
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