Downsizing Democracy : How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public

Crenson, Matthew A./ Ginsberg, Benjamin

Johns Hopkins University Press（2020/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 310 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781421430676
• DDC分類 323.0420973

Full Description

Originally publushed in 2002. In Downsizing Democracy, Matthew A. Crenson and Benjamin Ginsberg describe how the once powerful idea of a collective citizenry has given way to a concept of personal, autonomous democracy. Today, political change is effected through litigation, lobbying, and term limits, rather than active participation in the political process, resulting in narrow special interest groups dominating state and federal decision-making. At a time when an American's investment in the democratic process has largely been reduced to an annual contribution to a political party or organization, Downsizing Democracy offers a critical reassessment of American democracy.

Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. From Popular to Personal Democracy
Chapter 2. The Rise and Fall of the Citizen
Chapter 3. Elections Without Voters
Chapter 4. The Old Patronage and the New
Chapter 5. Disunited We Stand
Chapter 6. From Masses to Mailing Lists
Chapter 7. The Jurisprudence of Personal Democracy
Chapter 8. Movements without Members
Chapter 9. Privatizing the Public
Chapter 10. Does Anyone Need Citizens?
Notes
Index