Off center : the republican revolution and the erosion of American democracy /
Hacker, Jacob S.
Off center : the republican revolution and the erosion of American democracy / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson. - New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] : Yale Univ. Press, 2006. - 274 S : Ill., graph. Darst. - The Republicans who run American government today have defied the normal laws of political gravity. They have ruled with the slimmest of majorities and yet have transformed the nation's governing priorities. They have strayed dramatically from the moderate middle of public opinion and yet have faced little public backlash. Again and again, they have sided with the affluent and ideologically extreme while paying little heed to the broad majority of Americans. And much more often than not, they have come out on top. This book shows how, and why this troubling state of affairs must be changed. Written in a highly accessible style by two professional political scientists, "Off Center" tells the story of a deliberative process restricted and distorted by party chieftains, of unresponsive power brokers subverting the popular will, and of legislation written by and for powerful interests and deliberately designed to mute popular discontent. In the best tradition of engaged social science, "Off Center" is a powerful and informed critique that points the way toward a stronger foundation for American democracy.
Suggesting that the Republicans who run American government have defied the normal laws of political gravity, this book tells the story of a deliberative process restricted and distorted by party chieftains, of unresponsive power brokers subverting the popular will, and of legislation written and deliberately designed to mute popular discontent.
0300119755 (pbk.) 9780300119756
013-51157 GBA-66213
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Conservatism--United States.
Conservatism United States Geschichte 2001-2005 Konservativismus ; SWD-ID: 40321873 Polarisierung ; SWD-ID: 42015194 Politik ; SWD-ID: 40465147 Republican Party US 1854- Republikanische Partei ; SWD-ID: 41026251 USA ; SWD-ID: 40787047
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Off center : the republican revolution and the erosion of American democracy / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson. - New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] : Yale Univ. Press, 2006. - 274 S : Ill., graph. Darst. - The Republicans who run American government today have defied the normal laws of political gravity. They have ruled with the slimmest of majorities and yet have transformed the nation's governing priorities. They have strayed dramatically from the moderate middle of public opinion and yet have faced little public backlash. Again and again, they have sided with the affluent and ideologically extreme while paying little heed to the broad majority of Americans. And much more often than not, they have come out on top. This book shows how, and why this troubling state of affairs must be changed. Written in a highly accessible style by two professional political scientists, "Off Center" tells the story of a deliberative process restricted and distorted by party chieftains, of unresponsive power brokers subverting the popular will, and of legislation written by and for powerful interests and deliberately designed to mute popular discontent. In the best tradition of engaged social science, "Off Center" is a powerful and informed critique that points the way toward a stronger foundation for American democracy.
Suggesting that the Republicans who run American government have defied the normal laws of political gravity, this book tells the story of a deliberative process restricted and distorted by party chieftains, of unresponsive power brokers subverting the popular will, and of legislation written and deliberately designed to mute popular discontent.
0300119755 (pbk.) 9780300119756
013-51157 GBA-66213
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Conservatism--United States.
Conservatism United States Geschichte 2001-2005 Konservativismus ; SWD-ID: 40321873 Polarisierung ; SWD-ID: 42015194 Politik ; SWD-ID: 40465147 Republican Party US 1854- Republikanische Partei
JK2356
324.2734