| Electoral Democracy Contributor(s): Mackuen, Michael B. (Editor), Rabinowitz, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472068202 ISBN-13: 9780472068203 Publisher: University of Michigan Press OUR PRICE: $37.57 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: This collection of essays by eminent political scientists provides a general overview of the various contemporary research fields in the area of U.S. electoral democracy. In the essays, the authors push the boundaries of current understandings of electoral democracy and invite a more rigorous form of theorizing about the potentialities of democratic government. With a common focus on the stable, regularized, institutionalized features of the connections between ordinary citizens and elite policy-making, Electoral Democracy is a valuable contribution to the study of elections and democracies, and essential reading for higher-education courses on public opinion, political parties, and political participation. Michael MacKuen is Burton Craig Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina. George Rabinowitz is Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 324.973 |
| LCCN: 2002153621 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.38" W x 8.98" (1.18 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Electoral Democracy pushes the boundaries of our current understanding of democratic politics and government. Some of the most distinguished scholars in the discipline were asked to write about a topic of continuing interest to their ongoing research programs. The fruit of their efforts incorporates the best of contemporary work on public opinion and democracy. Taking different perspectives, the authors assess the nature of citizens' political beliefs and values and then consider the ways that those views connect with elite policy-making. The combined set of essays provides the reader a good view of current research, suggests novel theoretical advances, and in the end invites a renewed interest in the quality and durability of electoral democracy. Michael B. MacKuen is Burton Craige Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina. George Rabinowitz is Burton Craige Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina. |
