Lewis, Daniel C
자료유형 | e-Book |
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개인저자 | Lewis, Daniel C. |
서명/저자사항 | Direct Democracy and Minority Rights[electronic resource]:a Critical Assessment of the Tyranny of the Majority in the American States. |
발행사항 | Hoboken :Taylor and Francis,2013. |
형태사항 | 1 online resource (137 p.). |
총서사항 | Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation. |
총서부출표목 | Controversies in electoral democracy and representation. |
기타형태 저록 | Print version Lewis, Daniel C Direct Democracy and Minority Rights : A Critical Assessment of the Tyranny of the Majority in the American States Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, c2013, 9780415537438 |
ISBN | 9781136269356 (electronic bk.) 1136269355 (electronic bk.) |
내용주기 | Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Direct Democracy Institutions and the Threat of Tyranny; 2 Direct Democracy and the Diffusion of Anti-Minority Policies; 3 A Representational Filter? The Passage of Anti-Minority Policy Proposals; 4 The Flip Side: Direct Democracy and Pro-Minority Policies; 5 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
요약 | This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy-institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum-endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny of the majority. While advocates of direct democracy advocate that these institutions protect citizens from corrupt lawmakers beholden to special interests, Daniel Lewis's thorough investigation shows how such mass participation exposes minority groups to negative policy outcomes favored by only a slim majority of voters. Some would argue that greater democratic responsiveness is a positive outcome, but without the. |
일반주제명 | Direct democracy -- United States -- States. Majorities. Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States -- States. Representative government and representation -- United States -- States. Direct democracy -- United States -- States. Representative government and representation -- United States -- States. Majorities. Minorities -- Civil rights -- United States -- States. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights |
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