On the Importance of Getting Things Done
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6096571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Mansbridge (0000-0002-5454-640X, Harvard University Press, corresponding author), Jane Mansbridge |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s104909651100165x |
| OpenAlex | W2087161450 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 33 |
Trend plus inaction equals drift. When a trend has external causes and no one can act to intervene, that inaction leads to drift—the unimpeded trajectory of change. Drift in the United States produces the domination of American democracy by business interests. Drift in international decisions produces global warming. Specific institutional designs for government, such as the US separation of powers, can cause the inaction that facilitates drift. More fundamentally, ingrained patterns of thinking can cause inaction. Here I argue that the long and multifaceted resistance tradition in the West contributes to inaction by focusing on stopping, rather than using, coercion
Coercion (linguistics) · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics) · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology) · Ecology · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
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| Citations per year | 1,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |