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Citizen competence and democratic institutions

Author: Stephen L Elkin; Karol Edward Sołtan
Publisher: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Stephen L Elkin; Karol Edward Sołtan
ISBN: 027101816X 9780271018164 0271018178 9780271018171
OCLC Number: 38862562
Description: xii, 424 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Alan Kay --
Introduction: Civic Competence, Democracy, and the Good Society / Karol Edward Soltan --
What Is Civic Competence? --
Civic Competence, Attractiveness, and Maturity / Karol Edward Soltan --
The Discourse of Civility / Benjamin R. Barber --
Citizen Knowledge, Citizen Competence, and Democracy Building / John Gaventa --
Navigating Pluralism: The Democracy of Everyday Life (and Where It Is Learned) / Nancy L. Rosenblum --
The State of Civic Competence --
The Rational Public and Beyond / Benjamin I. Page, Robert Y. Shapiro --
Political Knowledge and Citizen Competence / Samuel L. Popkin, Michael A. Dimock --
Voter Competence in Direct Legislation Elections / Elisabeth R. Gerber, Arthur Lupia --
Values, Policies, and Citizen Competence: An Experimental Perspective / Norman Frohlich, Joe A. Oppenheimer --
Strengthening Citizen Competence --
Direct Democracy and Civic Competence: The Case of Town Meeting / Frank M. Bryan --
Searching for Educational Coherence in a Democratic State / David Steiner --
Building the Commonwealth: Citizenship as Public Work / Harry C. Boyte --
Toward Deliberative Democracy: Experimenting with an Ideal / James S. Fishkin --
On the Idea That Participation Makes Better Citizens / Jane Mansbridge --
The Joyless Polity: Contributions of Democratic Processes to Ill-Being / Robert E. Lane --
Democratic Citizenship: A Question of Competence? / Marion Smiley --
Citizen Competence and the Design of Democratic Institutions / Stephen L. Elkin.
Responsibility: edited by Stephen L. Elkin and Karol Edward Sołtan.

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