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Chapter 7 — Liberal Democracy Explore Additional Suggested Readings The following readings supplement those suggested in chapter 7 of the text. Barber, Benjamin. Strong Democracy. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. Brinkley, Alan. Liberalism and Its Discontents. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998. Dionne, E. J. Why Americans Hate Politics. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1992. Fallows, James. Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy. New York: Random House, 1996. Guinier, Lani. The Miner’s Canary: Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000. Kekes, John. Against Liberalism. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997. Lukacs, John. Democracy and Populism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005 Mandelbaum, Michael. The Ideas that Conquered the World: Peace, Democracy, and Free Markets in the Twenty-First Century. New York: Public Affairs, 2002. Viroli, Maurizio. For Love of Country: An Essay on Patriotism and Nationalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Walzer, Michael. Politics and Passion: Toward a More Egalitarian Liberalism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. Annotated Links The following links will help you explore the themes of chapter 7 on the Web. The Politics 1 Web site is a comprehensive guide to American politics. It provides a thorough review of American political parties with brief descriptions of each and links to official party Web sites. Politics 1 also offers guides to ideologies (right, left, libertarian, and radical) and to specific political issues. In addition, the site provides news links and federal and state campaign information. The History Channel is a Web site sponsored by A&E television networks. It is a reference for all significant historical events. Use this extensive site to find out more about the rise of democracy by looking up Pericles, the Reformation, republic, the French Revolution, and the New Deal. Also, take note of the site’s study guides, exhibits, and discussion forums. The International Institute
for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) IDEA is an international organization that promotes and advances sustainable democracy by improving electoral processes worldwide. The IDEA Web site offers information related to democratic themes and concerns, full texts of new publications, and election data. There is also information on the state of democracy in numerous countries as well as an interactive questionnaire that you can use to assess the state of democracy in your own country. The PBS Democracy Project is sponsored by the Public Broadcasting Service. At this site, you can explore local politics and learn how to make informed political decisions. The site also offers an interactive timeline of voting throughout U.S. history as well as a glossary of voting-related terms. The “What do you think?” button leads you to a particularly fun section of the site where you take an entrance poll, read about issues, and then take an exit poll to see if your views have changed. The Center for Democracy and
Technology (CDT) The Center for Democracy and Technology’s mission is to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. Specifically, the Center fights for expanded rights of expression and privacy. This Web site urges visitors to get involved and offers links to other activist Web sites. The publications section provides numerous news and journal articles concerning issues such as civil liberties, equality, law, and privacy. The
Alliance for Democracy (AfD) The Alliance for Democracyis a progressive Canadian populist movement that fights to protect democracy, the media, the economy, and culture from domination by large corporations. This site explains AfD’s central campaigns, such as its “clean elections” campaign, and reports latest developments. The central goal of this site is to gain membership and momentum for the grassroots movement.
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