The Future of American Democratic Politics: Principles and PracticesNancy J. Hirschmann, Wilson McWilliams, Gordon Schochet, Jane Junn, Nelson Polsby, Jennifer Hochschild, John Hansen, Daniel Tichenor, Milton Heumann, Elizabeth Garrett, William Crotty, Alan Rosenthal, Gerald Pomper Rutgers University Press, 2003. gada 21. jūl. - 296 lappuses Even before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, political scientists were assessing changes and continuities in the principles and practices of American democracy. Recent events, including the passage of the U.S. Patriot Act and the current debates about civil liberties versus homeland security, intensify the need to examine the long-term viability of democracy. In this book, fifteen major scholars assess the current state of American democracy, offering a spirited dialogue on the future of democratic politics. Contributors focus on three principles fundamental to democracy—equality, liberty, and participation. They examine these principles within the context of the basic institutions of American democracy: Congress and the state legislatures, the president, political parties, interest groups, and the Supreme Court. They raise questions regarding the checks and balances among formal governmental institutions (with the contributors sharing concern over the fading power of the legislature and the increased power of the executive and judiciary) as well as the role of political parties and interest groups. Topics discussed include: the incomplete mobilization of the electorate, the debates over campaign finance reform and term limits, the Supreme Court’s activist role in the Florida recount, the dangers of teledemocracy and state initiatives, the separation of political participation from residential location, “identity politics,” the clash of "negative" and "positive" liberty, and the prospects for personal freedom in an era of terrorist threats. This timely collection covers the issues relevant to the future of American democracy today not only for lawmakers, students, and historians, but for any concerned citizen. |
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... Chapter 1 Pluralism, Identity Politics, and Coalitions: Toward Madisonian Constitutionalism 11 JENNIFER L. HOCHSCHILD Chapter 2 Equality's Troubles ... Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 v Preface and Acknowledgments v.
... Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Legislative Politics: Institutional Democracy and Public Disaffection ALAN ROSENTHAL The Impact of Bush v. Gore on Future Democratic Politics ELIZABETH GARRETT The Supreme Court and ...
... chapters examined this general theme through paired presentations over six sessions during the 2001–2002 academic year. After the individual presentations and mutual review of the papers, they came together for a daylong seminar ...
... chapter. But it is also different from that Founding Father's ideal, because politics has become less attached to ... chapters by Elizabeth Garrett and by Milton Heumann and Lance Cassak. Beyond its immediate impact, that decision is ...
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The Practices of American Democratic Institutions | 111 |
Perspectives on the Future of American Democratic Politics | 217 |
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