Sidney Verba Livres

The Declaration of Independence asserts equality as a core American value, yet "Unequal and Unrepresented" reveals that political voice in the U.S. is marked by significant inequality and lack of representation. Those who are affluent and well-educated dominate the conversation, while the less privileged struggle to be heard. Drawing on three decades of research, the authors provide an updated synthesis of their findings on political participation. They explore various avenues through which citizens can influence public outcomes—voting, campaigning, direct communication with officials, and both online and offline engagement. Socioeconomic disparities permeate all forms of political expression, with the wealthy having a pronounced advantage, particularly in activities requiring financial investment, such as lobbying or campaign donations. As those at the top increasingly invest heavily in politics, their voices overshadow others, skewing what public officials hear. Through real-life examples and a multifaceted examination of inequalities, the authors illustrate how these disparities in political voice pose a significant threat to American democracy today.

The intellectual history of the Civic Culture concept / Gabriel A. Almond -- The structure of inference / Arend Lijphart -- The Civic Culture : a philosophic critique / Carole Pateman -- The Civic Culture from a Marxist-sociological perspective / Jerzy J. Wiatr -- Political culture in Great Britain : The decline of The Civic Culture / Dennis Kavanagh -- The United States : political culture under stress / Alan I. Abramowitz -- Changing German political culture : continuity and change / Giacomo Sani -- Political culture in Mexico : continuities and revisionist interpretations / Ann L. Craig and Wayne A. Cornelius -- On revisiting The Civic Culture : a personal postcript / Sidney Verba

The authors of this prizewinning and best selling book on electoral behavior have brought their study up-to-date with a trenchant analysis of the 1976 presidential election. Once more by carefully analyzing national voting patterns, they give substantive meaning to statistics and figures. Professors Nie, Verba, and Petrocik show how the role of issues in 1976 voting seemed to be influenced by the political context of the campaign. In this respect the 1976 elections represented a reprise of earlier contests such as 1960. In other ways, such as the erosion of partisanship, 1976 resembled more recent elections. The authors use the 1976 election to test out their earlier analysis of the electorate. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.