عنوان

Unequal and unrepresented :

(Number (ISBN

1400890365

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9781400890361

Erroneous ISBN

0691180555

Erroneous ISBN

9780691180557

Title Proper

Unequal and unrepresented :

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[Book]

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political inequality and the people's voice in the new gilded age /

First Statement of Responsibility

Kay Lehman Schlozman, Henry E. Brady, Sidney Verba.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Princeton :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Princeton University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

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©2018

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1 online resource (xv, 330 pages) :

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illustrations, maps

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction -- Part I: What do we mean by political voice? Does equal voice matter? -- The roots of citizen participation: the civic voluntarism model -- Part II: Who exercises political voice? -- The noisy and the silent: divergent preferences and needs -- Do digital technologies make a difference? -- Social movements and ordinary recruitment -- Part III: Who sings in the heavenly chorus? The shape of the organized interest system -- Representing interests through organizational activity -- Part IV: Growing economic inequality and its (partially) political roots -- Has it always been this way? -- Can we do anything about it? -- Unequal voice in an unequal age.

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"How American political participation is increasingly being shaped by citizens who wield more resourcesThe Declaration of Independence proclaims equality as a foundational American value. However, Unequal and Unrepresented finds that political voice in America is not only unequal but also unrepresentative. Those who are well educated and affluent carry megaphones. The less privileged speak in a whisper. Relying on three decades of research and an enormous wealth of information about politically active individuals and organizations, Kay Schlozman, Henry Brady, and Sidney Verba offer a concise synthesis and update of their groundbreaking work on political participation. The authors consider the many ways that citizens in American democracy can influence public outcomes through political voice: by voting, getting involved in campaigns, communicating directly with public officials, participating online or offline, acting alone and in organizations, and investing their time and money. Socioeconomic imbalances characterize every form of political voice, but the advantage to the advantaged is especially pronounced when it comes to any form of political expression--for example, lobbying legislators or making campaign donations--that relies on money as an input. With those at the top of the ladder increasingly able to spend lavishly in politics, political action anchored in financial investment weighs ever more heavily in what public officials hear. Citing real-life examples and examining inequalities from multiple perspectives, Unequal and Unrepresented shows how disparities in political voice endanger American democracy today"--Publisher's description.

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JSTOR

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22573/ctvc677m1

Title

Unequal and unrepresented.

International Standard Book Number

9780691180557

Democracy-- United States.

Equality-- United States.

Political participation-- United States.

Pressure groups-- United States.

Representative government and representation-- United States.

Democracy.

Equality.

Political participation.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Civics & Citizenship.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- Legislative Branch.

Pressure groups.

Representative government and representation.

United States.

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Edition

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Schlozman, Kay Lehman,1946-

Brady, Henry E.

Verba, Sidney

Date of Transaction

20200822123112.0

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[Book]

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