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Why Politics Matters: Making Democracy Work

Why Politics Matters: Making Democracy Work

by Gerry Stoker (Author)

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    Hardcover 2006

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Synopsis

Achieving mass democracy was the great triumph of the last century. Learning to live with it will be the greatest achievement of this one. Stoker suggests that democracy must create a new politics, making it as easy as possible for as many people to participate. Winner of the Political Studies Association Book of the Year Prize 2006

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 248
 Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 07 Jul 2006
ISBN 10: 140399739X
ISBN 13: 9781403997395

Media Reviews
An impressive overview of the growing popular disenchantment with democratic politics across the advanced world which offers much thoughtful reflection about its deeper roots. Gerry Stoker's provocative central argument--that the underlying problem is not alienation from democracy, but naivete about politics itself--warrants the attention of anyone concerned about the future of political life. His conclusion that we need to create a new 'politics for amateurs' is the right challenge for us all. --Robert D. Putnam, Harvard University Readable, informative and insightful...dispels many misconceptions about what politics is and should be. His sober optimism, backed up by careful consideration of a wide range of evidence, provides a valuable corrective to the relentless negativity and cynicism towards politics peddled in so much of the media. --Andrew Gamble, University of Sheffield
Author Bio
GERRY STOKER is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton, and is the author or editor of more than 20 books on various aspects of politics.