Democracy for busy people / Kevin J. Elliott.

"How do we make democracy more equal? Although in theory, all citizens in a democracy have the right to participate in politics, time-consuming forms of participation often advantage some groups over others. Where some citizens may have time to wait in long lines to vote, to volunteer for a campaign...

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Main Author: Elliott, Kevin J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
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Physical Description:243 pages ; 23 cm
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505 0 |a The demands of democratic citizenship -- How much democratic citizenship? Democracy's floor: the case against apathy ; When does democracy ask too much? Realism and the paradox of empowerment ; The citizen minimum: inclusion and stand-by citizenship -- Democratic institutions for busy people. How to democratize elections: annual elections and mandatory voting ; Engines of inclusion: political parties in competition ; Putting deliberation and sortition in their place -- Conclusion: too much democracy? 
520 |a "How do we make democracy more equal? Although in theory, all citizens in a democracy have the right to participate in politics, time-consuming forms of participation often advantage some groups over others. Where some citizens may have time to wait in long lines to vote, to volunteer for a campaign, to attend community board meetings, or to stay up to date on national, state, and local news, other citizens struggle to do the same. Since not all people have the time or inclination to devote substantial energy to politics, certain forms of participation exacerbate existing inequalities. Democracy for Busy People takes up the very real challenge of how to build a democracy that empowers people with limited time for politics. While many plans for democratic renewal emphasize demanding forms of political participation and daunting ideals of democratic citizenship, political theorist Kevin J. Elliott proposes a fundamentally different approach. He focuses instead on making democratic citizenship undemanding so that even busy people can be politically included. This approach emphasizes the core institutions of electoral democracy, such as political parties, against deliberative reforms and sortition. Timely and action-focused, Democracy for Busy People is necessary reading"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
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