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- Book Title
- Saving Democracy: A Plan for Real Representation in America
- ISBN
- 9780804754989
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-10
0804754985
ISBN-13
9780804754989
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54240448
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Saving Democracy : a Plan for Real Representation in America
Subject
Political Process / General, History & Theory, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2006-017969
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"America needs this book. These imaginative yet practicable reforms are designed to bring citizens back to their own politics and inspire them to work together for the common good."--Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University, "Saving Democracy is a novel and promising work. It is beautifully presented and will give anyone who thinks seriously about democratic reform and Innovation much to ponder." -- Archon Fung, " America needs this book. These imaginative yet practicable reforms are designed to bring citizens back to their own politics and inspire them to work together for the common good." -- Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University, " Saving Democracy is a refreshing, exhilarating read. Steeped in knowledge of the American political system, O'Leary draws on Hume, Harrington, Jefferson, and others to craft a case for republicanizing the national system so as to advance citizen participation. This would add a new structural feature to the basic Madisonian design. O'Leary's ideas are, to say the least, provocative."--David Mayhew, Yale University, "Every so often the fundamentals of American democracy require serious re-examination. Kevin O'Leary's Saving Democracy is a stimulating and original proposal to make political deliberation far more inclusive and representative than it is today." --James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly, "Saving Democracy is a refreshing, exhilarating read. Steeped in knowledge of the American political system, O'Leary draws on Hume, Harrington, Jefferson, and others to craft a case for republicanlzing the national system so as to advance citizen participation. This would add a new structural feature to the basic Madisonian design. O'Leary's ideas are, to say the least, provocative." -- David Mayhew, "A thought-provoking book that will find a home in academic political science collections."- Library Journal, "America needs this book. These imaginative yet practicable reforms are designed to bring citizens back to their own politics and inspire them to work together for the common good." —Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University, "A thought-provoking book that will find a home in academic political science collections."— Library Journal, "Saving Democracyis provocative and significant. It does a splendid job of connecting democratic political theory to problems of practical politics. O'Leary makes shrewd and sophisticated use of American political thought and contemporary political science. His unique proposals should spark great discussion."-John J. Pitney, Jr., Claremont McKenna College, "Every so often the fundamentals of American democracy require serious re-examination. Kevin O'Leary's Saving Democracy is a stimulating and original proposal to make political deliberation far more inclusive and representative than it is today." —James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly, "A thought-provoking book that will find a home in academic political science collections."—Library Journal, "Every so often the fundamentals of American democracy require serious re-examination. Kevin O'Leary'sSaving Democracyis a stimulating and original proposal to make political deliberation far more inclusive and representative than it is today." —James Fallows,The Atlantic Monthly, " Saving Democracy is a refreshing, exhilarating read. Steeped in knowledge of the American political system, O'Leary draws on Hume, Harrington, Jefferson, and others to craft a case for republicanizing the national system so as to advance citizen participation. This would add a new structural feature to the basic Madisonian design. O'Leary's ideas are, to say the least, provocative."-David Mayhew, Yale University, "Kevin OLeary has written a wonderful book. His topic is American democracy; his goal is to improve it. And he has some ideas—original, imaginative, and sensible—about how to achieve this ambitious aim. The proposed reforms would make our democracy more participatory, more deliberative, and better equipped to solve large national problems. That is an attractive package, and OLeary presents it with engaging prose and forceful argument. Read this book, and act on it."—Joshua Cohen, Stanford University, "America needs this book. These imaginative yet practicable reforms are designed to bring citizens back to their own politics and inspire them to work together for the common good." --Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University, Saving Democracy is a refreshing, exhilarating read. Steeped in knowledge of the American political system, O'Leary draws on Hume, Harrington, Jefferson, and others to craft a case for republicanizing the national system so as to advance citizen|9780804754989|, "Kevin OLeary has written a wonderful book. His topic is American democracy; his goal is to improve it. And he has some ideas--original, imaginative, and sensible--about how to achieve this ambitious aim. The proposed reforms would make our democracy more participatory, more deliberative, and better equipped to solve large national problems. That is an attractive package, and OLeary presents it with engaging prose and forceful argument. Read this book, and act on it."--Joshua Cohen, Stanford University, "Saving Democracyis a refreshing, exhilarating read. Steeped in knowledge of the American political system, O'Leary draws on Hume, Harrington, Jefferson, and others to craft a case for republicanizing the national system so as to advance citizen participation. This would add a new structural feature to the basic Madisonian design. O'Leary's ideas are, to say the least, provocative."—David Mayhew, Yale University, "A thought-provoking book that will find a home in academic political science collections."-- Library Journal, "Kevin OLeary has written a wonderful book. His topic is American democracy; his goal is to improve it. And he has some ideas-original, imaginative, and sensible-about how to achieve this ambitious aim. The proposed reforms would make our democracy more participatory, more deliberative, and better equipped to solve large national problems. That is an attractive package, and OLeary presents it with engaging prose and forceful argument. Read this book, and act on it."-Joshua Cohen, Stanford University, "Saving Democracyis a novel and promising work. It is beautifully presented and will give anyone who thinks seriously about democratic reform and innovation much to ponder."-Archon Fung, Harvard University, " "Saving Democracy" is provocative and significant. It does a splendid job of connecting democratic political theory to problems of practical politics. O'Leary makes shrewd and sophisticated use of American political thought and contemporary political science. His unique proposals should spark great discussion." -- John J. Pitney, Jr., Claremont McKenna College, " Saving Democracy is a refreshing, exhilarating read. Steeped in knowledge of the American political system, O'Leary draws on Hume, Harrington, Jefferson, and others to craft a case for republicanizing the national system so as to advance citizen participation. This would add a new structural feature to the basic Madisonian design. O'Leary's ideas are, to say the least, provocative."--David Mayhew, Yale University "There is nothing wrong with American democracy that a return to majority rule couldnt cure. Kevin OLeary has a bold but realistic vision of how the restoration of real democracy could happen."--Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography "A provocative look at our current state of political apathy and what can be done about it. These proposals would empower the deliberations of ordinary citizens without surrendering the important features of our Constitution and our representative political system. Anyone who knows the dangers of direct democracy but who still wants to engage citizens in political decision-making should read this book."--Kevin Mattson, Ohio University "The great, ugly truth about American politics today is that, even as we champion democracy abroad, few Americans have any hope of influencing their government at home. A growing number of bold thinkers and activists now insist we can do better, none more constructively than Kevin O'Leary." --Rogers Smith, University of Pennsylvania " Saving Democracy is provocative and significant. It does a splendid job of connecting democratic political theory to problems of practical politics. O'Leary makes shrewd and sophisticated use of American political thought and contemporary political science. His unique proposals should spark great discussion."--John J. Pitney, Jr., Claremont McKenna College, "A serious proposal that deserves consideration."-Future Survey "Saving Democracyis a novel and promising work. It is beautifully presented and will give anyone who thinks seriously about democratic reform and innovation much to ponder."-Archon Fung, Harvard University, " Saving Democracy is a refreshing, exhilarating read. Steeped in knowledge of the American political system, O'Leary draws on Hume, Harrington, Jefferson, and others to craft a case for republicanizing the national system so as to advance citizen participation. This would add a new structural feature to the basic Madisonian design. O'Leary's ideas are, to say the least, provocative."—David Mayhew, Yale University, "America needs this book. These imaginative yet practicable reforms are designed to bring citizens back to their own politics and inspire them to work together for the common good." -Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University, " "Saving Democracy" is a novel and promising work. It is beautifully presented and will give anyone who thinks seriously about democratic reform and innovation much to ponder." -- Archon Fung, Harvard University, "America needs this book. These imaginative yet practicable reforms are designed to bring citizens back to their own politics and inspire them to work together for the common good."-Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University, ""Saving Democracy" is provocative and significant. It does a splendid job of connecting democratic political theory to problems of practical politics. O'Leary makes shrewd and sophisticated use of American political thought and contemporary political science. His unique proposals should spark great discussion."--John J. Pitney, Jr., Claremont McKenna College, "Every so often the fundamentals of American democracy require serious re-examination. Kevin O'Leary's Saving Democracy is a stimulating and original proposal to make political deliberation far more inclusive and representative than it is today." -James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
320.973
Synopsis
Saving Democracy presents a bold yet practical plan for reinventing American democracy for the twenty-first century. The book diagnoses contemporary political ills as symptoms of corruption in our large republic and develops a new understanding of representative democracy. Building on the ideas of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, Saving Democracy shows how it is possible to combine the traditional town hall and the Internet to fashion a new theory of representative government that empowers citizens and bridges the enormous gap that now exists between the political elite and the average voter. Under the author's plan, in each of the nation's 435 congressional districts a local assembly of 100 citizens, selected by lot, would meet to discuss the major domestic and international issues. The role of this assembly would be deliberative and advisory and its views would constitute a second, more sophisticated and informed measure of public opinion than traditional public opinion polls. The next step would be the establishment of the People's House, which would hold actual legislative power., Saving Democracy is a bold yet practical proposal for reinventing American democracy for the 21st century., "Saving Democracy" is a bold yet practical proposal for reinventing American democracy for the 21st century., Saving Democracy presents a bold yet practical plan for reinventing American democracy for the twenty-first century. The book diagnoses contemporary political ills as symptoms of corruption in our large republic and develops a new understanding of representative democracy. Building on the ideas of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, Saving Democracy shows how it is possible to combine the traditional town hall and the Internet to fashion a new theory of representative government that empowers citizens and bridges the enormous gap that now exists between the political elite and the average voter.Under the author's plan, in each of the nation's 435 congressional districts a local assembly of 100 citizens, selected by lot, would meet to discuss the major domestic and international issues. The role of this assembly would be deliberative and advisory and its views would constitute a second, more sophisticated and informed measure of public opinion than traditional public opinion polls. The next step would be the establishment of the People's House, which would hold actual legislative power.
LC Classification Number
B2430
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