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Author Schumaker, Paul.

Title Critical pluralism, democratic performance, and community power / Paul Schumaker.

Imprint Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©1991.

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 258 pages) : illustrations
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Series Studies in government and public policy
Studies in government and public policy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index.
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Summary A central question in political science is who governs and how.Typically political scientists attempt to answer this question by relying upon either empirical analysis, which explains existing political practices, or normative analysis, which prescribes ideal political practices.Political scientist Paul Schumaker rejects this distinction between empirical and normative theory. Instead, he weds the two approaches to create the new analytical mode he calls critical pluralism. With it he can measure variances in government from pluralist/democratic ideals and still provide theoretical explanations of why the variances occurred.Schumaker uses critical pluralism to describe, explain, and evaluate variations in three key measures of democratic performance: responsible representation, complex equality, and principlepolicy congruence. To test his framework and methodology he analyzes 29 community issues that arose in Lawrence, Kansas, between 1977 and 1987. The results of his study--one of the most comprehensive databases ever in the study of community politics--will be of interest to those who study community power. The conceptual framework itself and methodology used in assessing democratic performance will have a lasting impact on the way community government is studied.
Subject Lawrence (Kan.) -- Politics and government -- Decision making -- Case studies.
Municipal government -- United States -- Case studies.
Community power -- Case studies.
Cultural pluralism -- United States -- Case studies.
Representative government and representation -- United States -- Case studies.
Administration municipale -- États-Unis -- Études de cas.
Pouvoir communautaire -- Études de cas.
Diversité culturelle -- États-Unis -- Études de cas.
Gouvernement représentatif -- États-Unis -- Études de cas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- Local.
Community power
Cultural pluralism
Municipal government
Politics and government -- Decision making
Representative government and representation
Kansas -- Lawrence https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvhqjFmbgjtDpV3hv46rq
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Entscheidungsprozess
Fallstudiensammlung
Gemeindeverwaltung
USA
Gemeindedemokratie -- USA.
Gemeindedemokratie -- Kanada.
Gemeinde -- Entscheidung (Politik) -- Kanada.
Entscheidung -- (Politik) -- Gemeinde -- Kanada.
Gemeinde -- Entscheidung (Politik) -- USA.
Entscheidung -- (Politik) -- Gemeinde -- USA.
Indexed Term Regional, state & other local government
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Other Form: Print version: Schumaker, Paul. Critical pluralism, democratic performance, and community power. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©1991 (DLC) 90012621 (OCoLC)21672934
ISBN 9780700631186
0700631186
0700604391
9780700604395
Standard No. AU@ 000074008791

 
    
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