Local participation is the new democratic imperative. In the United States, three-fourths of all cities have developed opportunities for citizen involvement in strategic planning. The World …
Many fear that democracies are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. This book focuses on'democratic deficits', reflecting how far the perceived democratic performance of any state …
This book explores the political implications of the human tendency to prioritize negative information over positive information. Drawing on literatures in political science, psychology …
Conventional wisdom suggests that citizens in many countries have become disengaged from the traditional channels of political participation. Commentators highlight warning signs …
J Brehm, W Rahn - American journal of political science, 1997 - JSTOR
Social capital is the web of cooperative relationships between citizens that facilitates resolution of collection action problems (Coleman 1990; Putnam 1993). Although normally …
Most democratic citizens today are distrustful of politicians, political parties, and political institutions. Where once democracies expected an allegiant public, citizens now question …
MJ Hetherington - American political science review, 1998 - cambridge.org
Scholars have debated the importance of declining political trust to the American political system. By primarily treating trust as a dependent variable, however, scholars have …