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Since at least the time of Plato, political scientists and philosophers have been concerned about what citizens and rulers should know if they are to be governedand governwell. Moreover, the increasing complexity of modern societies has revivified thinking about and around the critical concept of political knowledge. Vital questions arise, such as:

  • does effective democracy demand an informed electorate?

  • is such an aspiration realistic, given the size and reach of modern governments?

  • how can electorates compensate for their ignorance, given the vast amount of information that might be necessary to make sound political judgements?

  • or is such ignorance rational'?

This new collection from Routledge brings together canonical and cutting-edge research to interrogate these and other issues. Edited by leading scholars, Political Knowledge assembles in four volumes the best and most important schola

Political Knowledge

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    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
    Publication Date: 11/19/2012
    ISBN13: 9780415620567, 978-0415620567
    ISBN10: 0415620562

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    Since at least the time of Plato, political scientists and philosophers have been concerned about what citizens and rulers should know if they are to be governedand governwell. Moreover, the increasing complexity of modern societies has revivified thinking about and around the critical concept of political knowledge. Vital questions arise, such as:

    • does effective democracy demand an informed electorate?

    • is such an aspiration realistic, given the size and reach of modern governments?

    • how can electorates compensate for their ignorance, given the vast amount of information that might be necessary to make sound political judgements?

    • or is such ignorance rational'?

    This new collection from Routledge brings together canonical and cutting-edge research to interrogate these and other issues. Edited by leading scholars, Political Knowledge assembles in four volumes the best and most important schola

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