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050			_aJK 1131 .N43 2018
100			_aNeblo, Michael A. _eauthor
245		0	_aPolitics with the people : _bbuilding a directly representative democracy / _cMichael A. Neblo, Kevin M. Esterling and David M.J. Lazer
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _cc2018
300			_axv, 166 pages ; _c23 cm.
365			_bUSD26.99
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction: directly representative democracy -- The spirit and form of popular government -- Building a new home style -- Half of democracy -- Rational ignorance and reasonable learning -- (The) deliberative persuasion -- Representative connections -- Scaling up and scaling out -- Conclusion: Republican redux.
520			_aMany citizens in the US and abroad fear that democratic institutions have become weak, and continue to weaken. Politics with the People develops the principles and practice of 'directly representative democracy' - a new way of connecting citizens and elected officials to improve representative government. Sitting members of Congress agreed to meet with groups of their constituents via online, deliberative town hall meetings to discuss some of the most important and controversial issues of the day. The results from these experiments reveal a model of how our democracy could work, where politicians consult with and inform citizens in substantive discussions, and where otherwise marginalized citizens participate and are empowered. Moving beyond our broken system of interest group politics and partisan bloodsport, directly representative reforms will help restore citizens' faith in the institutions of democratic self-government, precisely at a time when those institutions themselves feel dysfunctional and endangered.
650			_aDEMOCRACY -- UNITED STATES
700			_aEsterling, Kevin M. ;Lazer, David M.J. _eco-author;co-author
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