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Format: 1 online resource(192 p.) : , illustrations.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780231531054

Series Statement: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures

Content: Expanding our common understanding of the institutions of representative democracy, Douglas A. Chalmers examines six crucial aspects of political practice that are not included in the usual understanding of democratic institutions. They concern who the people are, how law and policy is made, and how the people are linked to that process. Chalmers argues that if we want to reform democracies, even ones considered established, we need to reform the democratic ordering of decision-making networks outside the legislatures and executives, to reconsider the role of information in law and policy deliberation, and to incorporate stake-holding noncitizens and foreigners into the political system.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , Preface -- , Introduction: Why Do We Need Institutional Reform? -- , 1. Rethinking the Institutions of Representative Democracy -- , 2. Which "People" Are Represented in a Representative Democracy? -- , 3. Fact: Quasi-Citizens in the Community Are Represented -- , 4. Fact: Quasi-Citizens in Other Jurisdictions Are Represented -- , 5. Connecting People and Decision Makers -- , 6. Fact: Organizations and Their Alliances Change Rapidly -- , 7. Fact: Personal Networks Are Important -- , 8. Law- and Policy Making -- , 9. Fact: Deliberation Is as Important as Bargaining -- , 10. Fact: Decisions Are Made in Multiple Venues -- , Conclusion: A Review -- , Notes -- , Works Cited -- , Suggested Readings -- , Index -- , Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , Preface -- , Introduction: Why Do We Need Institutional Reform? -- , 1. Rethinking the Institutions of Representative Democracy -- , 2. Which "People" Are Represented in a Representative Democracy? -- , 3. Fact: Quasi-Citizens in the Community Are Represented -- , 4. Fact: Quasi-Citizens in Other Jurisdictions Are Represented -- , 5. Connecting People and Decision Makers -- , 6. Fact: Organizations and Their Alliances Change Rapidly -- , 7. Fact: Personal Networks Are Important -- , 8. Law- and Policy Making -- , 9. Fact: Deliberation Is as Important as Bargaining -- , 10. Fact: Decisions Are Made in Multiple Venues -- , Conclusion: A Review -- , Notes -- , Works Cited -- , Suggested Readings -- , Index. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.7312/chal16294

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/chal16294