{"product_id":"the-good-representative-9781118360613","title":"The Good Representative","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn   The Good Representative, Suzanne Dovi argues that democratic citizens should evaluate their representatives using democratic criteria. In doing so, she provides an account of what it means to represent in a democratic fashion as well as a framework within which citizens can assess the democratic credentials of their representatives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface viii  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Who is a Good Representative?\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Ethics of Democratic Representation 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Proper Scope of an Ethics of Democratic Representation 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Assumptions 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Theoretical Contribution of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Representative\u003c\/i\u003e 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeliberative democracy 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescriptive representation for historically disadvantaged groups 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Representative\u003c\/i\u003e 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Moving beyond Descriptive Representation\u003c\/b\u003e 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocratic Representation and Descriptive Representation 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Problems with Descriptive Representation 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustifying the Silence about Criteria 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Criteria 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Democratic Standards 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Democratic Advocacy and Good Democratic Representation\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scope of Democratic Representation 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of Authority for Democratic Representatives 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolding Democratic Representatives Accountable 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExisting Standards for Identifying Bad Representatives 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe interests of the constituents 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutonomy 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessional norms 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Democratic Standards? 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of standards 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Importance of Function 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying the function of democratic representatives 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical advocacy 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocratic advocacy 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three Virtues 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocracy and Democratic Citizens’ Preferences 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Virtue of Fair-Mindedness\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Efficacy 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocratic Efficacy 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Civic Equality? 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Meaning of Civic Equality 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the First Virtue to Evaluate Representatives 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Problems with the First Virtue 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Virtue of Critical Trust Building\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocratic Representation and Participation 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems with Evaluating Representatives by Citizen Participation 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Virtue of Critical Trust Building 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePromoting Critical Trust 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems with the Second Virtue 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Virtue of Good Gatekeeping\u003c\/b\u003e 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping the Right Relationships 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scope of Mutual Relations 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Virtue of Good Gatekeeping 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical opponents 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dispossessed 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe marginalized 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Perspective of Exclusion 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems with the Third Virtue 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Preferable Democratic Representatives: Real-World Political Virtues\u003c\/b\u003e 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreferability and the Virtues 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreferability and System-Dependency 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Good Descriptive Representatives Good Democratic Representatives? 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing among the Virtues 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBad Democratic Representatives 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 241\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406857544023,"sku":"9781118360613","price":20.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118360613.jpg?v=1730497361","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-good-representative-9781118360613","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}