A Different Kind of Democratic Competence
Citizenship and Democratic Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6252425 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick J Deneen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 57-74 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913810802316340 |
| OpenAlex | W2059756628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Social‐scientific data, such as those found in Philip E. Converse's 1964 essay, “The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics,” have led some to question whether basic assumptions about democratic legitimacy are unfounded. However, by another set of criteria, we have the “democracy” that was intended by the Framers—namely, a liberal representative system that avoids strong civic engagement by the citizenry. At its deepest level, the American system has been designed to ensure elite influence over the main ambitions of American policy: the expansion of public and private power. When social scientists accumulate findings of civic disengagement and ignorance, it is wrongly supposed to be an indictment of the citizenry; rather, those findings should be understood as the expected result of a certain set of commitments throughout American political history, of which civic apathy and ignorance are the desired outcomes
Citizenship · Democracy · Disengagement theory · Elite · Ignorance · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Science Research and Education · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |