02705nam 2200613Ia 450 991045504540332120200520144314.00-520-92500-91-59734-518-010.1525/9780520925007(CKB)111056485640954(EBL)224430(OCoLC)475931195(SSID)ssj0000116522(PQKBManifestationID)11128565(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000116522(PQKBWorkID)10033834(PQKB)10565128(MiAaPQ)EBC224430(DE-B1597)648853(DE-B1597)9780520925007(EXLCZ)9911105648564095420020316d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBy popular demand revitalizing representative democracy through deliberative elections /John Gastil1st ed.Berkeley ;London University of California Pressc20001 online resource (276 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-22364-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-257) and index.Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Exit and Public Voice in Representative Democracy; 3. Why Elections Fail to Ensure Accountability; 4. Appraising Radical and Conventional Electoral Reforms; 5. Public Expression in American Politics; 6. Glimpses of the Deliberative Public; 7. The Citizen Panels Proposal; 8. The Political Impact of Citizen Panels; 9. Electoral Experimentation; Notes; References; IndexJohn 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.Political participationUnited StatesElectionsUnited StatesRepresentative government and representationUnited StatesForums (Discussion and debate)Political participationElectionsRepresentative government and representationForums (Discussion and debate)324.630973Gastil John738123MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455045403321By Popular Demand2476571UNINA