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Democracy for busy people / Kevin J. Elliott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elliott, Kevin J., author.
- Series:
- Chicago scholarship online.
- Chicago scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation--Social aspects--United States.
- Political participation.
- Americans--Political activity--Social aspects.
- Americans.
- Time management--Political aspects--United States.
- Time management.
- Elections--Social aspects--United States.
- Elections.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- Equality.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (252 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- Although in theory, all citizens in a democracy have the right to participate in politics, time-consuming forms of participation often advantage some groups over others. Where some citizens may have time to wait in long lines to vote, to volunteer for a campaign, to attend community board meetings, or to stay up to date on national, state, and local news, other citizens struggle to do the same. Since not all people have the time or inclination to devote substantial energy to politics, certain forms of participation exacerbate existing inequalities. This book takes up the very real challenge of how to build a democracy that empowers people with limited time for politics. While many plans for democratic renewal emphasise demanding forms of political participation and daunting ideals of democratic citizenship, political theorist Kevin J. Elliott proposes a fundamentally different approach.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- chapter 1. The Demands of Democratic Citizenship
- Part I: How Much Democratic Citizenship?
- chapter 2. Democracy’s Floor: The Case against Apathy
- chapter 3. When Does Democracy Ask Too Much? Realism and the Paradox of Empowerment
- chapter 4. The Citizen Minimum: Inclusion and Stand-By Citizenship
- Part II: Democratic Institutions for Busy People
- chapter 5. How to Democratize Elections: Annual Elections and Mandatory Voting
- chapter 6. Engines of Inclusion: Political Parties in Competition
- chapter 7. Putting Deliberation and Sortition in Their Place
- Conclusion: Too Much Democracy?
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Elliott, Kevin J. Democracy for Busy People
- ISBN:
- 0-226-82631-7
- OCLC:
- 1374428883
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