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Direct Democracy and Minority Rights[electronic resource]a Critical Assessment of the Tyranny of the Majority in the American States

Lewis, Daniel C

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개인저자Lewis, Daniel C.
서명/저자사항Direct Democracy and Minority Rights[electronic resource]:a Critical Assessment of the Tyranny of the Majority in the American States.
발행사항Hoboken :Taylor and Francis,2013.
형태사항1 online resource (137 p.).
총서사항Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation.
총서부출표목Controversies in electoral democracy and representation.
기타형태 저록Print 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
ISBN9781136269356 (electronic bk.)
1136269355 (electronic bk.)
내용주기Cover; 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.
요약This 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.
일반주제명Direct 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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