Democracy Beyond Elections: Government Accountability in the Media Age, Dimova Gergana
Автор: Rosanvallon Pierre Название: Good Government: Democracy Beyond Elections ISBN: 0674979435 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674979437 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 6011.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Faced with government`s ineptitude, people are attracted to strong leaders and bold action. As Pierre Rosanvallon demonstrates, "presidentialism" may reflect the particular concerns of today, but its many precursors show that democracy has always struggled with tension between popular government and concentrated authority.
Why our belief in government by the people is unrealistic--and what we can do about it
Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens.
Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of social-scientific evidence, including ingenious original analyses of topics ranging from abortion politics and budget deficits to the Great Depression and shark attacks, to show that the familiar ideal of thoughtful citizens steering the ship of state from the voting booth is fundamentally misguided. They demonstrate that voters--even those who are well informed and politically engaged--mostly choose parties and candidates on the basis of social identities and partisan loyalties, not political issues. They also show that voters adjust their policy views and even their perceptions of basic matters of fact to match those loyalties. When parties are roughly evenly matched, elections often turn on irrelevant or misleading considerations such as economic spurts or downturns beyond the incumbents' control; the outcomes are essentially random. Thus, voters do not control the course of public policy, even indirectly.
Achen and Bartels argue that democratic theory needs to be founded on identity groups and political parties, not on the preferences of individual voters. Democracy for Realists provides a powerful challenge to conventional thinking, pointing the way toward a fundamentally different understanding of the realities and potential of democratic government.
Описание: This book provides the analytical framework for understanding the relationship between media scandals, executive accountability and the crisis of democracy.
Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government, and offers a provocative alternative view grounded in the actual human nature of democratic citizens.
Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels deploy a wealth of social-scientific evidence, including ingenious original analyses of topics ranging from abortion politics and budget deficits to the Great Depression and shark attacks, to show that the familiar ideal of thoughtful citizens steering the ship of state from the voting booth is fundamentally misguided. They demonstrate that voters--even those who are well informed and politically engaged--mostly choose parties and candidates on the basis of social identities and partisan loyalties, not political issues. They also show that voters adjust their policy views and even their perceptions of basic matters of fact to match those loyalties. When parties are roughly evenly matched, elections often turn on irrelevant or misleading considerations such as economic spurts or downturns beyond the incumbents' control; the outcomes are essentially random. Thus, voters do not control the course of public policy, even indirectly.
Achen and Bartels argue that democratic theory needs to be founded on identity groups and political parties, not on the preferences of individual voters. Democracy for Realists provides a powerful challenge to conventional thinking, pointing the way toward a fundamentally different understanding of the realities and potential of democratic government.
Now with new analysis of the 2016 elections, Democracy for Realists provides a powerful challenge to conventional thinking, pointing the way toward a fundamentally different understanding of the realities and potential of democratic government.
Описание: Explores the evolving role of contractors in the US Intelligence Community, particularly after the Cold War
Draws on declassified documents and exclusive interviews with key stakeholders
Develops a new conceptual framework to analyse intelligence accountability issues
Provides a balanced analysis of intelligence outsourcing based on empirical evidence
In the 21st century, more than any other time, US agencies have relied on contractors to conduct core intelligence functions. This book charts the swell of intelligence outsourcing in the context of American political culture and considers what this means for the relationship between the state, its national security apparatus and accountability within a liberal democracy. Through analysis of a series of case studies, recently declassified documents and exclusive interviews with national security experts in the public and private sectors, the book provides an in-depth and illuminating appraisal of the evolving accountability regime for intelligence contractors.
Case Studies
The Air Force, the CIA and the U-2 spy plane
CIA and In-Q-Tel
FBI and Virtual Case File
NSA and Trailblazer
Contractors in the interrogation room
Contractors crossing the line
Автор: Schwindt-Bayer Название: Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption ISBN: 1107127645 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107127647 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 9504.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The book argues that clarity of responsibility increases accountability and decreases corruption levels in democracies. The authors provide a number of empirical tests of this argument using an original cross-national time-series dataset, mass survey data, and a survey experiment.
Автор: Schwindt-bayer, Leslie A. (rice University, Houston) Tavits, Margit (washington University, St Louis) Название: Clarity of responsibility, accountability, and corruption ISBN: 1107566924 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107566927 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5069.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The book argues that clarity of responsibility increases accountability and decreases corruption levels in democracies. The authors provide a number of empirical tests of this argument using an original cross-national time-series dataset, mass survey data, and a survey experiment.
Автор: Sadanandan Название: Why Democracy Deepens ISBN: 1107177510 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107177512 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: India is in the midst of vast economic and social changes. Why Democracy Deepens explains how the country`s socio-economic changes are shaping its democratic institutions, and how the uneven nature of these changes have heightened the need for local voter information, promoting grassroots democracy in some Indian states.
Автор: Mudde, Cas Название: On extremism and democracy in europe ISBN: 1138651443 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138651449 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8726.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: On Extremism and Democracy in Europe is a collection of short and accessible essays on the far right, populism, Euroscepticism, and liberal democracy by one of the leading academic and public voices today.
Автор: Vrablikova, Katerina Название: What kind of democracy? ISBN: 1138653764 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138653764 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22968.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First book to provide a theoretically driven empirical analysis of how different types of democratic arrangements affect individual participation in non-electoral politics.
Автор: Mudde, Cas Название: On extremism and democracy in europe ISBN: 1138714712 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138714717 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 3367.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: On Extremism and Democracy in Europe is a collection of short and accessible essays on the far right, populism, Euroscepticism, and liberal democracy by one of the leading academic and public voices today.
Автор: Treul Название: Agenda Crossover ISBN: 1107183561 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107183568 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: For those interested in Congress, elections, American politics, representation, and law-making, this book updates our understanding of state delegations and explores how they influence representation in Congress. It demonstrates that members of delegations still utilize their fellow delegates to help them respond to constituents and enhance their own electoral success.
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