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03174aam a2200433 i 4500 001 DB33F804E19111E89124B82197128E48 003 SILO 005 20181106010116 008 180727t20182018enkab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018031518 020 $a 1107117267 020 $a 9781107117266 035 $a (OCoLC)1035299652 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d CRU $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OBE $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK1131 N43 2018 100 1 $a Neblo, Michael A., $e author. 245 10 $a Politics with the people : $b building a directly representative democracy / $c Michael A. Neblo, Kevin M. Esterling, David M.J. Lazer. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2018. 300 $a xv, 166 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology 520 $a "Many citizens in the US and abroad fear that democratic institutions have become weak, and continue to weaken. Politics with the People develops the principles and practice of 'directly representative democracy' - a new way of connecting citizens and elected officials to improve representative government. Sitting members of Congress agreed to meet with groups of their constituents via online, deliberative town hall meetings to discuss some of the most important and controversial issues of the day. The results from these experiments reveal a model of how our democracy could work, where politicians consult with and inform citizens in substantive discussions, and where otherwise marginalized citizens participate and are empowered. Moving beyond our broken system of interest group politics and partisan bloodsport, directly representative reforms will help restore citizens' faith in the institutions of democratic self-government, precisely at a time when those institutions themselves feel dysfunctional and endangered"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Introduction: directly representative democracy -- The spirit and form of popular government -- Building a new home style -- Half of democracy -- Rational ignorance and reasonable learning -- (The) deliberative persuasion -- Representative connections -- Scaling up and scaling out -- Conclusion: Republican redux. 610 10 $a United States. $b Congress $x Technological innovations. $x Technological innovations. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z United States. 650 0 $a Democracy $z United States. 650 0 $a Political participation $x Technological innovations $z United States. 650 0 $a Communication in politics $x Technological innovations $z United States. 650 0 $a Online chat groups $x Political aspects $z United States. 700 1 $a Esterling, Kevin M., $e author. 700 1 $a Lazer, David, $e author. 830 0 $a Cambridge studies in public opinion and political psychology. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231020023848.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190103015559.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DB33F804E19111E89124B82197128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search