Pluralism and Its Critics

How Interest Groups Contribute To-And Undermine-American Democracy
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-032-57759-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Pluralism and Its Critics tells the story of our longstanding scholarly fascination with the ways that groups mobilize to assert their political interests. It does so by explaining the central ways by which interest groups organize and spend, and it explains how and why some groups are better positioned to exert influence than others. It presents, contextualizes, and assesses the foundational texts and ideas of the pluralist tradition, and it explores five currents of critique that demonstrate how the American interest group system perpetuates inequalities rather than levels the political playing field.

In addition to this book’s unique assessment of pluralism, Matthew Dean Hindman has curated primary source excerpts by Madison, Tocqueville, Bentley, and Dahl, and he has included enlightening original material, discussion questions, and chapter assignments to illustrate main themes and foster creative engagement with them.

Pluralism and Its Critics will be of great value to teachers and students of American Politics, as well as anyone interested in such themes as interest groups, economic inequality, and the role of money in politics.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hindman, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Interest Groups in America.  1. The Long History of American Pluralism 2. The Collective Action Critique  3. The Unequal Voice Critique  4. The Plutocracy Critique  5. The Intersectionality Critique  6. The Populist Critique  Conclusion: The Mischiefs of Faction (and Wealth). James Madison, “Federalist No. 10”. Alexis de Tocqueville, “Political Associations in the United States”.  Arthur Bentley, “Group Activities”.  Robert Dahl, “Stability, Change, and the Democratic Creed”

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Dean Hindman is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tulsa, and the author of Political Advocacy and Its Interested Citizens (2019). His research and teaching interests include interest groups, political parties, inequality, higher education, and American political development, among other topics.