Democratic Disunity

Author : Colleen Elizabeth Kelley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781793639868

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Democratic Disunity by Colleen Elizabeth Kelley Pdf

Democratic Disunity: Rhetorical Tribalism in 2020 addresses that while attention has recently and rightly been paid to the tribal bifurcation of the GOP, the Democratic Party is similarly divided. Americans live in a democratic republic rather than a direct democracy and choices regarding governing concerns are configured through communicative action. These choices include those made between and within American political parties. Without rhetorical mediation and intervention, toxic partisan tribalism within the two major American political parties is likely to destabilize the nations’ federalist system of government. Kelley argues that intraparty tribalism poisons public life and consumes public space within which electoral politics, including discussion, deliberation and compromise, should be thriving. Democratic Disunity considers intraparty tribalism as a rhetorical form, uniquely positioned within the twenty-first century. Details are provided regarding language-in-use strategies with which to anchor a rhetoric of governing through a mindful, deliberative dialogue which diminishes the effect of political partisanship, including its toxic variations both between and within American political parties. Scholars and students of rhetoric, political communication, and political science will find this book particularly interesting.

Author : John Mueller
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400823123

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Capitalism, Democracy, and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery by John Mueller Pdf

Democracy is overrated. Capitalism, on the other hand, doesn't get enough credit. In this provocative and engaging book, John Mueller argues that these mismatches between image and reality create significant political and economic problems--inspiring instability, inefficiency, and widespread cynicism. We would be far better off, he writes, if we recognized that neither system is ideal or disastrous and accepted instead the humdrum truth that both are "pretty good." And, to Mueller, that means good enough. He declares that what is true of Garrison Keillor's fictional store "Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery" is also true of democracy and capitalism: if you can't get what you want there, "you can probably get along without it." Mueller begins by noting that capitalism is commonly thought to celebrate greed and to require discourtesy, deceit, and callousness. However, with examples that range from car dealerships and corporate boardrooms to the shop of an eighteenth-century silk merchant, Mueller shows that capitalism in fact tends to reward behavior that is honest, fair, civil, and compassionate. He argues that this gap between image and reality hampers economic development by encouraging people to behave dishonestly, unfairly, and discourteously to try to get ahead and to neglect the virtuous behavior that is an important source of efficiency and gain. The problem with democracy's image, by contrast, is that our expectations are too high. We are too often led by theorists, reformers, and romantics to believe that democracy should consist of egalitarianism and avid civic participation. In fact, democracy will always be chaotic, unequal, and marked by apathy. It offers reasonable freedom and security, but not political paradise. To idealize democracy, Mueller writes, is to undermine it, since the inevitable contrast with reality creates public cynicism and can hamper democracy's growth and development. Mueller presents these arguments with sophistication, wit, and erudition. He combines mastery of current political and economic literature with references to figures ranging from Plato to P. T. Barnum, from Immanuel Kant to Ronald Reagan, from Shakespeare to Frank Capra. Broad in scope and rich in detail, the book will provoke debate among economists, political scientists, and anyone interested in the problems (or non-problems) of modern democracy and capitalism.

Author : Michael Perman
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807860250

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Struggle for Mastery by Michael Perman Pdf

Around 1900, the southern states embarked on a series of political campaigns aimed at disfranchising large numbers of voters. By 1908, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia had succeeded in depriving virtually all African Americans, and a large number of lower-class whites, of the voting rights they had possessed since Reconstruction--rights they would not regain for over half a century. Struggle for Mastery is the most complete and systematic study to date of the history of disfranchisement in the South. After examining the origins and objectives of disfranchisement, Michael Perman traces the process as it unfolded state by state. Because he examines each state within its region-wide context, he is able to identify patterns and connections that have previously gone unnoticed. Broadening the context even further, Perman explores the federal government's seeming acquiescence in this development, the relationship between disfranchisement and segregation, and the political system that emerged after the decimation of the South's electorate. The result is an insightful and persuasive interpretation of this highly significant, yet generally misunderstood, episode in U.S. history.

Author : John Higley,Michael G. Burton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Democracy
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173000831107

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Democratic Transitions and Democratic Breakdowns by John Higley,Michael G. Burton Pdf

Author : Daniel M. Shea
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995-08-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0791425525

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Transforming Democracy by Daniel M. Shea Pdf

Examines the emergence of state-level legislative campaign committees in the U. S., which are quickly becoming the dominant force in state politics, and explores their relationship with traditional party organizations.

Author : Tom Eamon
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469606989

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The Making of a Southern Democracy by Tom Eamon Pdf

The story of modern politics in North Carolina is very much one of American democracy, with all its grand ambitions, limitations, and pitfalls. So argues Tom Eamon in his probing narrative of the state's political path since the 1940s. He charts the state's political transformation into a modern democratic society to show that this change was more than an evolution--it was a revolution, one that largely came about through political means, driven by strong movements and individuals working for change. By tracking the turbulence of politics throughout the period, from racial tensions to student demonstrations to fierce rivalries in the higher education arena, Eamon explores how conflict helped build a better society even as the state continued to lag in many areas. This rich account opens to readers the unforgettable people and hard-fought elections that have shaped North Carolina's competitive personality and have led to the state's emergence as a major player in twenty-first-century American politics.

Author : Wang, Xi
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780820342061

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The Trial of Democracy by Wang, Xi Pdf

After the Civil War, Republicans teamed with activist African Americans to protect black voting rights through innovative constitutional reforms--a radical transformation of southern and national political structures. The Trial of Democracy is a comprehensive analysis of both the forces and mechanisms that led to the implementation of black suffrage and the ultimate failure to maintain a stable northern constituency to support enforcement on a permanent basis. The reforms stirred fierce debates over the political and constitutional value of black suffrage, the legitimacy of racial equality, and the proper sharing of power between the state and federal governments. Unlike most studies of Reconstruction, this book follows these issues into the early twentieth century to examine the impact of the constitutional principles and the rise of Jim Crow. Tying constitutional history to party politics, The Trial of Democracy is a vital contribution to both fields.

Author : John Higley,Richard Gunther
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521424224

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Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe by John Higley,Richard Gunther Pdf

Examine recent transitions to democracy and the prospects for democratic stability in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay.

Author : Malcolm E. Jewell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813163406

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Senatorial Politics and Foreign Policy by Malcolm E. Jewell Pdf

Bipartisanship has become so associated with the conduct of foreign policy that partisanship has virtually been forgotten. In this persuasive study of senatorial politics, Malcolm E. Jewell reasserts the importance of partisanship, arguing that increased party responsibility is the best guarantee for the establishment of sound policy and for the continued support of policy once established. The author bases his conclusions on a study of the Senate during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

Author : Madeleine Hurd
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0472110675

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Public Spheres, Public Mores, and Democracy by Madeleine Hurd Pdf

A highly readable and innovative argument about European liberalization before World War I

Author : Thomas Däubler,Jochen Müller,Christian Stecker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429515569

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Democratic Representation in Multi-level Systems by Thomas Däubler,Jochen Müller,Christian Stecker Pdf

This comprehensive volume studies the vices and virtues of regionalisation in comparative perspective, including countries such as Belgium, Germany, Spain, and the UK, and discusses conditions that might facilitate or hamper responsiveness in regional democracies. It follows the entire chain of democratic responsiveness, starting from the translation of citizen preferences into voting behaviour, up to patterns of decision-making and policy implementation. Many European democracies have experienced considerable decentralisation over the past few decades. This book explores the key virtues which may accompany this trend, such as regional-level political authorities performing better in understanding and implementing citizens’ preferences. It also examines how, on the other hand, decentralisation can come at a price, especially since the resulting multi-level structures may create several new obstacles to democratic representation, including information, responsibility and accountability problems. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal West European Politics.

Author : Jeffery A. Jenkins,Eric M. Patashnik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107126381

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Congress and Policy Making in the 21st Century by Jeffery A. Jenkins,Eric M. Patashnik Pdf

Leading political scientists analyze how Congress tackles - and fails to tackle - national challenges, from health care to immigration.

Author : Michael McFaul
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0801488141

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Russia's Unfinished Revolution by Michael McFaul Pdf

For centuries, dictators ruled Russia. Tsars and Communist Party chiefs were in charge for so long some analysts claimed Russians had a cultural predisposition for authoritarian leaders. Yet, as a result of reforms initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev, new political institutions have emerged that now require election of political leaders and rule by constitutional procedures. Michael McFaul—described by the New York Times as "one of the leading Russia experts in the United States"—traces Russia's tumultuous political history from Gorbachev's rise to power in 1985 through the 1999 resignation of Boris Yeltsin in favor of Vladimir Putin. McFaul divides his account of the post-Soviet country into three periods: the Gorbachev era (1985-1991), the First Russian Republic (1991–1993), and the Second Russian Republic (1993–present). The first two were, he believes, failures—failed institutional emergence or failed transitions to democracy. By contrast, new democratic institutions did emerge in the third era, though not the institutions of a liberal democracy. McFaul contends that any explanation for Russia's successes in shifting to democracy must also account for its failures. The Russian/Soviet case, he says, reveals the importance of forging social pacts; the efforts of Russian elites to form alliances failed, leading to two violent confrontations and a protracted transition from communism to democracy. McFaul spent a great deal of time in Moscow in the 1990s and witnessed firsthand many of the events he describes. This experience, combined with frequent visits since and unparalleled access to senior Russian policymakers and politicians, has resulted in an astonishingly well-informed account. Russia's Unfinished Revolution is a comprehensive history of Russia during this crucial period.

Author : George R. Lamplugh
Publisher : UPA
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780761865872

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Rancorous Enmities and Blind Partialities by George R. Lamplugh Pdf

Political developments in Georgia have always been baffling to those who did not live there. This work picks up the story of the evolution of Georgia political parties where the author left it in his first book, Politics on the Periphery: Factions and Parties in Georgia, 1783-1806 (1986), carrying the story through 1845, by which date parties in Georgia actually mirrored those at the national level. It is a complicated story, involving, among other things, the legacy of the Yazoo Land Fraud; the development of political parties on the national level; and, especially, the presence of the Creek and Cherokee tribes in Georgia during a period when white Georgians were bent on expanding the culture of cotton. It is an unlovely story, but, by the mid-1840s, parties in Georgia finally resembled those in other parts of the nation, though, if one looked closely at their principles, questions remained.

Author : Jackson K. Putnam
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0761830685

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Jess by Jackson K. Putnam Pdf

Jesse Marvin Unruh acquired a national political reputation despite the fact that he never gained office above the California governmental level. He spent sixteen years (1955-1970) in the state legislature, seven of them as assembly speaker. While there he secured passage of moderate-liberal legislation and upgraded the quality of the state legislature to the number one position in the nation.