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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Dovi, Suzanne. Good Representative. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, ©2008 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Suzanne Dovi; Suzanne Lynn Dovi |
ISBN: | 9781118394212 1118394216 |
OCLC Number: | 1020033485 |
Description: | 1 online resource (274 pages). |
Series Title: | New Directions in Ethics Ser. |
Abstract:
In The Good Representative, Suzanne Dovi argues that democratic citizens should assess their representatives by their display of three virtues: they must be fair-minded, build critical trust, and be good gatekeepers. This important book provides standards for evaluating the democratic credentials of representatives. Identifies the problems with and obstacles to good democratic representation. Argues that democratic representation, even good democratic representation, is not always desirable. Timely and original, this book rejects the tendency to equate respect for the preferences of citizens with.
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