| A Democratic Bearing: Admirable Citizens, Uneven Injustice, and Critical Theory Contributor(s): White, Stephen K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316616444 ISBN-13: 9781316616444 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 323.601 |
| LCCN: 2017000016 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.19" W x 9.14" (0.78 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this rich analysis of the changing ideals of citizenship, Stephen K. White offers a path for the renewal of democratic life in the twenty-first century. Looking beyond passive notions of citizenship defined in terms of voting or passport possession, White seeks a more aspirational portrait, both participatory and inclusive, that challenges citizens, especially in the middle class, to confront power structures to achieve greater justice. Using the Tea Party and followers of Donald Trump as foils, he shows how these groups' resentful and exclusivist conceptions of active citizenship undermine democratic aspirations. White explores how such deleterious influence might be effectively engaged by a robust counter-conception on the democratic left. The book makes this aspirational ideal conceptually clear, normatively compelling and aesthetically attractive. |
Contributor Bio(s): White, Stephen K.: - Stephen K. White is the James Hart Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia. He is the former editor of Political Theory, and has written widely on critical social and democratic theory. |