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The Voice of the People: Public Opinion and Democracy Book

Despite being inundated with polls at election time, people increasingly suspect that their voice is being ignored, manipulated and twisted by politicians and lobbyists. James Fishkin, professor of government at the University of Texas, is seeking to restore the public's waning faith in democratic discourse. His solution, which he terms "deliberative democracy," and which he has been test-running in several successful experiments both in Britain and in the U.S., is to physically assemble a large representative sample and to poll the participants only after one or two days of intensive discussion and education on an issue. Fishkin's ideas have sparked interest not only in the political field, but also in other areas where public consultation is necessary, such as making decisions about large-scale utility projects.Read More

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  • Product Description

    In this thoughtful and highly readable critique of contemporary politics and government in the United States, James Fishkin evaluates modern democratic practices, explains how the voice of the people has struggled to make itself heard in the past, and joins this with a review of ideas and experiments-including Fishkin`s idea for a National Issues Convention that was adapted by PBS in January 1996-to legitimately rediscover the people`s voice.

  • 0300065566
  • 9780300065565
  • James S. Fishkin
  • 1 February 1996
  • Yale University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 216
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