Examining how people want their democratic government to work, this study finds that Americans don't like many of the practices associated with democracy: the conflicts, the debates, the compromises. It finds that Americans don't want to have to see democracy in practice, nor do they want to be involved in politics. If American citizens had their way, political decisions would be made by unselfish decision-makers, lessening the need for monitoring government.
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"A compelling challenge to the prominent view that government participation leads to better government." The Futurist
"This wonderfully provocative book uses survey data and interviews to support hypotheses that run against the conventional scholarly wisdom about what is wrong with the US political system.... This excellent contribution to the sociological and political science literature on participation is written in a clear, occasionally witty, and understandable prose that all will appreciate. Essential." Choice
"This wonderfully provocative book uses survey data and interviews to support hypotheses that run against the conventional scholarly wisdom about what is wrong with the US political system.... This excellent contribution to the sociological and political science literature on participation is written in a clear, occasionally witty, and understandable prose that all will appreciate. Essential." Choice
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Stealth Democracy examines how people want their democratic government to work. It finds that Americans don't like many of the practices associated with democracy--the conflict, the debates, the compromises. They don't want to have to see democracy in practice and they do not want to be involved in politics. If they had their way, political decisions would be made by decision makers who were not at all selfish because then the people would be free from having to monitor government and could pursue the multitude of interests they find more enjoyable
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institutional democrat, stealth democracy, deliberation theorists, unelected experts, overall political system, process dissatisfaction, personal financial condition, policy space, process preferences, process frustrations, institutional democracy, elite observers, policy gap, process space, successful business people, special interest influence, other ordinary people, more approving Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Supreme Court, Democratic Processes Survey, Ross Perot, Gallup Organization, New England, Social Security, Diana Mutz, Edmund Burke, George Will, Amy Gangl, Does Deliberation Lead, First Amendment, White House New!
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institutional democrat, stealth democracy, deliberation theorists, unelected experts, overall political system, process dissatisfaction, personal financial condition, policy space, process preferences, process frustrations, institutional democracy, elite observers, policy gap, process space, successful business people, special interest influence, other ordinary people, more approving Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Supreme Court, Democratic Processes Survey, Ross Perot, Gallup Organization, New England, Social Security, Diana Mutz, Edmund Burke, George Will, Amy Gangl, Does Deliberation Lead, First Amendment, White House New!
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- Does American Democracy Still Work? (The Future of American Democracy Series) by Alan Wolfe in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Talking about Politics: Informal Groups and Social Identity in American Life (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion) by Katherine Cramer Walsh in Back Matter
- The Authoritarian Dynamic (Cambridge Studies in Public Opinion and Political Psychology) by Karen Stenner in Back Matter
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