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050	0	0	_aJF2051 _b.S76 2006
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100	1		_aStoker, Gerry, _eauthor. _91064935
245	1	0	_aWhy politics matters : _bmaking democracy work / _cGerry Stoker.
264		1	_aHoundmills [England] ; _aNew York : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2006.
300			_axiv, 232 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-222) and index.
505	0	0	_g1. _tThe triumph of democracy? -- _g2. _tGlobal dissatisfaction with politics -- _g3. _tExplanations for political disenchantment -- _g4. _tThe politics of mass democracies : designed-in disappointment? -- _g5. _tThe decline of citizen engagement? -- _g6. _tThe professionalism of activism? -- _g7. _tThe dangers of cynicism -- _g8. _tThe perils of populism -- _g9. _tPolitics for amateurs -- _g10. _tReviving political institutions -- _g11. _tCreating a new civic arena.
520			_a"Achieving mass democracy was the great triumph of the twentieth century. Learning to live with it will be the greatest achievement of the twenty-first century. A rising tide of discontent is posing a major crisis for systems of mass democracy: the evidence is clear to see in reduced turnout and party membership and in opinion surveys. The failures of politicians have played their part but, Gerry Stoker argues, equally important are the dysfunctional political stances and styles adopted by many citizens. Democratic politics, he argues, is doomed to disappoint because it involves collective decision-making, demands complicated communication and generally produces a messy compromise--one size fits no one. So what is the solution? Stoker suggests that democracy--and the political class--must create a new politics, making it as easy as possible for as many people as possible to express and debate their political preferences."--Publisher description.
588			_aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650		0	_aPolitics, Practical _9322540
650		0	_aPolitical participation _9322520
650		0	_aDemocracy. _9316550
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006047454-b.html
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