By popular demand: revitalizing representative democracy through deliberative elections
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1. Verfasser: Gastil, John (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley University of California Press ©2000
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-257) and index
Exit And Public Voice In Representative Democracy -- Why Elections Fail To Ensure Accountability -- Appraising Radical And Conventional Electoral Reforms -- Public Expression In American Politics -- Glimpses Of The Deliberative Public -- The Citizen Panels Proposal -- The Political Impact Of Citizen Panels -- Electoral Experimentation
John Gastil challenges conventional assumptions about public opinion, elections, and political expression in this persuasive treatise on how to revitalize the system of representative democracy in the United States. Gastil argues that American citizens have difficulty developing clear policy interests, seldom reject unrepresentative public officials, and lack a strong public voice. Our growing awareness of a flawed electoral system is causing increased public cynicism and apathy. The most popular reforms, however, will neither restore public trust nor improve representation. Term limits and campaign finance reforms will increase turnover, but they provide no mechanism for improved deliberation and accountability. Building on the success of citizen juries and deliberative polling, Gastil proposes improving our current process by convening randomly selected panels of citizens to deliberate for several days on ballot measures and candidates. Voters would learn about the judgments of these citizen panels through voting guides and possibly information printed on official ballots. The result would be a more representative government and a less cynical public. America has a long history of experimentation with electoral systems, and the proposals in By Popular Demand merit serious consideration and debate
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 267 pages)
ISBN:0520223640
0520925009
0585389853
1597345180
9780520223646
9780520925007
9780585389851
9781597345187

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