Rebooting Democracy: A Citizen’s Guide to Reinventing

Rebooting Democracy: A Citizen’s Guide to Reinventing Politics

"If you want things organized, you might have to readsome quite tricky books about democracy [such as this one]."
- RUSSELL BRAND, reading excerpts of Rebooting Democracy on his show The Trews

Unless you are a banker, by now you must have realized that politicians don'tserve your interests. Our democracies are failing us and, from OccupyWall Street to the riots in SÃ£o Paulo, millions have taken to thestreets to voice their frustration. But is there anything we can doabout it?

Rebooting Democracy: A Citizen's Guide to Reinventing Politics takes readers on a global journey in search of solutions. FromVancouver to Saint Petersburg, from France to Australia, we discoverthat there are sensible ways to reform our democracies. As we travel the globe and zoom in on these real-world democratic breakthroughs, we also pick up insights from the social sciences--from key ideas in politicalscience, sociology and economics to the latest research in social andcognitive psychology--that clarify why elected politicians will alwaysfail to represent us.

In a concise and engaging way, this bookshows why the problems we are facing arise from inescapable, structuralaspects of our political systems--and invites readers to explore fiveconcrete, innovative ideas to help repair them.

Praise for Rebooting Democracy:

"It is good, Rebooting Democracy."
Â Â Â Â -DEBORAH ORR, columnist for The Guardian

"A quick and easy read that makes the case for why existing politicalsystems are inadequate and then shows examples of how to move us pastthose problems and toward more democratic systems. Along with manyclever insights, Rebooting Democracy: A Citizen's Guide to ReinventingPolitics points the way to where democracy is heading."
Â Â Â Â -PROFESSOR JOHN GASTIL, Director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State University

"A rare democracy book that manages to be practical, realistic andradical. A great read for those who despair of any actionable options."
Â Â Â Â -TOM STEINBERG, founder and director of mySociety

"This timely book is provoking and challenging in trying to find a way out of the crisis of trust and legitimacy afflicting Western democracies. Inchampioning innovative ways of engaging citizens it shows us acompelling way forward. Elected politicians are unlikely to enjoy it,which is the best recommendation I can give as to why we should all read it."
Â Â Â Â -LORD JIM KNIGHT, Life Peer, former MP (2001-2010) and Minister of State (2006-2010)

"A bold challenge to the status quo that shows, with some very goodexamples, how democracy can work. A concise and readable book that makes a cogent case for reinventing politics. Well worth a read."
Â Â Â Â -KATHARINE QUARMBY, award-winning journalist; former Britain correspondent for The Economist and political producer for BBC Newsnight

"Passionately argued, yet plainly written, Rebooting Democracy is part scholarship,part manifesto--a wholehearted call for civic engagement at a time ofgrowing dissatisfaction with politics. Manuel Arriaga's book challengesthe idea that our democracies cannot be improved and successfully builds a case for political renewal."
Â Â Â Â -ALBERTO ALEMANNO, Professor at HEC Paris and NYU School of Law; Founder of eLabEurope

"A necessary book for this age of ours and a call to thought and actionthat I shall prize and recommend to friends for a long time."
-JOHN BURNSIDE, writer, one of only two poets to have won both the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize for the same book

"A short, sharp shock to the body politic, Rebooting Democracy: ACitizen's Guide to Reinventing Politics is a smart critique of what'swrong with the current system--and what needs to change. Accessible,engaging and brimming with ideas for reinventing politics in the 21stcentury."
Â Â Â Â -PETER GEOGHEGAN, editor of Political Insight, the magazine of the British Political Studies Association
Country USA
Manufacturer Thistle Publishing
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-04-04
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Thistle Publishing
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-04-04
Format	Kindle eBook

Rebooting Democracy: A Citizen’s Guide to Reinventing Politics

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