The Two Faces of Political ApathyTemple University Press, 1995 - 294 من الصفحات This inclusive study examines the extraordinarily high rates of political nonparticipation in the United States and the political, historical, institutional, and philosophical roots of such widespread apathy. To explain why individuals become committed to political apathy as a political role, Tom DeLuca begins by defining "the two faces of political apathy." The first, rooted in free will, properly places responsibility for nonparticipation in the political process on individuals. Political scientists and journalists, however, too often overlook a second, more insidious face of apathy--a condition created by institutional practices and social and cultural structures that limit participation and political awareness. The public blames our most disenfranchised citizens for their own disenfranchisement. Apathetic citizens blame themselves. DeLuca examines classic and representative explanations of non-participation by political analysts across a range of methodologies and schools of thought. Focusing on their views on the concepts of political power and political participation, he assesses current proposals for reform. He argues that overcoming the second face of apathy requires a strategy of "real political equality," which includes greater equality in the availability of political resources, in setting the political agenda, in clarifying political issues, and in developing a public sphere for more genuine democratic politics. Author note: Tom DeLuca is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fordham College at Lincoln Center. He has been a long-time activist on local and national issues, especially nuclear arms control, and his op-ed pieces on politics have appeared in The New York Times, New York Newsday, The Nation, and The Progressive. |
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... Nonparticipation 5 The Virtues of Apathy 77 6 Apolitical Man 89 71 7 The Rationality of Apathy 99 8 Plain Democratic Theory 9 The Subordination of Politics 119 133 10 Absolute Apathy 149 11 Race , Gender , and Explanation 163 Part III ...
... Nonparticipation 5 The Virtues of Apathy 77 6 Apolitical Man 89 71 7 The Rationality of Apathy 99 8 Plain Democratic Theory 9 The Subordination of Politics 119 133 10 Absolute Apathy 149 11 Race , Gender , and Explanation 163 Part III ...
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المحتوى
Part I | 11 |
Real People and False Consciousness | 12 |
Liberalism Laissezfaire and Republic | 19 |
Part II | 71 |
The Empirical Basis of Democratic Reform | 203 |
The Ideas Behind Reform | 217 |
Conclusion | 223 |
Real Political Equality | 235 |
Epilogue | 247 |
Notes | 253 |
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