Perrin, Andrew J.
American Democracy: From Tocqueville to Town Halls to Twitter
American Democracy provides a fresh, innovative approach to democracy that will change the way readers understand their roles as citizens and participants. Never will you enter a voting booth or answer a poll again without realizing what a truly social act it is. This will be necessary reading for scholars, students, and the public seeking to understand the challenges and opportunities for democratic citizenship from Toqueville to town halls to Twitter.
Keywords: democratic systems, political culture, politics, political sociology, citizenship, participation, civil society, Democratic Theory, Social Movements / Activism, Democratic Theory, Social Movements / Activism
- Author(s)
- Perrin, Andrew J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2014
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Political Sociology
- Page amount
- 248 pages
- Category
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9780745674353
- Printed ISBN
- 9780745662336