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America's Failing Experiment
How We the People Have Become the Problem
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2013
Summary
Written in a provocative, jargon-free style ideal for stimulating classroom discussion, America’s Failing Experiment directly challenges would-be reformers who believe the solution to our current political paralysis is more democracy. Kirby Goidel finds that the fault for our contemporary political dysfunction resides not with our elected officials but with our democratic citizenries. He argues that our elected officials are overly responsive to public opinion which is often poorly informed, incoherent, and uncertain. The result is a more polarized political system, rising inequality, and institutional gridlock. Though not new, these concerns take on deeper political significance in a digital age where information flows more quickly and opportunities for feedback are virtually unlimited. If the diagnosis is too much democracy, the counterintuitive solution runs against our cultural norms—less citizen involvement, greater discretion for political elites, and greater collective responsibility.
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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-2650-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-2651-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
207
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 12
1 Constitutional Design and Democracy No access Pages 13 - 40
2 Political Psychology and Democratic Competence No access Pages 41 - 66
3 Why We Vote for Economic Inequality No access Pages 67 - 90
4 The News Media, New Media, and Democracy No access Pages 91 - 118
5 Gridlock and American Political Institutions No access Pages 119 - 144
6 First, Do No Harm No access Pages 145 - 166
7 America’s Recovery Plan No access Pages 167 - 188
No-Win Elections and the Future of American Democracy No access Pages 189 - 198
