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Rule by Multiple Majorities
Sean Ingham
其他書名
A New Theory of Popular Control
出版Cambridge University Press, 2019-02-07
主題Political Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracyPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Political Process / Political PartiesPolitical Science / Political Process / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Process / Political AdvocacySocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN11084970479781108497046
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fxF9DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋What does it mean to say that citizens have control over their leaders? In a democracy, citizens should have some control over how they are governed. If they do not participate directly in making policy, they ought to maintain control over the public officials who design policy on their behalf. Rule by Multiple Majorities develops a novel theory of popular control: an account of what it is, why democracy's promise of popular control is compatible with what we know about actual democracies, and why it matters. While social choice theory suggests there is no such thing as a 'popular will' in societies with at least minimal diversity of opinion, Ingham argues that multiple, overlapping majorities can nonetheless have control, at the same time. After resolving this conceptual puzzle, the author explains why popular control is a realistic and compelling ideal for democracies, notwithstanding voters' low levels of information and other shortcomings.