The Democratic Faith: Essays on Democratic Citizenship

by Paul M. Sniderman

Can the citizens of a democracy be trusted to run it properly?

Modern political science has concentrated on cataloguing voters' failings--their lack of knowledge, tolerance, or consistency in political thinking. While it would be a mistake to think this portrait of citizens is simply wrong, it is a deeper mistake to accept it as a satisfactory likeness. In this book, Paul Sniderman demonstrates that a concentration on the pathologies...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300197098
• ISBN13: 9780300197099
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.5"