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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 i...

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Main Author: Sniderman, Paul M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Heaven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Series:Castle lectures in ethics, politics, and economics.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
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 u.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 185 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300231915
0300231911

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