Democracy in Our America: Can We Still Govern Ourselves? Kahn Paul W.
Democracy in Our America: Can We Still Govern Ourselves? Kahn Paul W. One of America's most distinguished political theorists examines what happens when national politics enters a small New England…
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Democracy in Our America: Can We Still Govern Ourselves? Kahn Paul W.
One of America's most distinguished political theorists examines what happens when national politics enters a small New England townAfter the election of 2016 and, even more urgently, after the election of 2020, many citizens looked at the economic and cultural divisions that were causing deep disruptions in American politics and asked, "What is happening to us?" Paul W. His inquiry grounds a democratic theory that puts volunteering, not voting, at its center. Kahn explores these fundamental changes as they show themselves in a small New England town--his home of twenty-five years, Killingworth, Connecticut.
Volunteering, however, is under existential threat today. Absent active participation, citizens lose the capacity for judgment that comes from working with others to solve real problems. Changes in civil society, commerce, employment, and public opinion formation have
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