Conceptions of and Corrections to Majoritarian Tyranny
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0739106597
ISBN-13
9780739106594
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 3rd, 2003
Print length
119 Pages
Weight
195 grams
Dimensions
22.70 x 14.90 x 1.00 cms
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Most people writing about "the tyranny of the majority" in American political life have failed to articulate a clear conception of what it is and how it can be prevented.
The fundamental tenet of democracy is that the majority rules. Yet as James Madison wrote, ''Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.'' In this focused new work, Don Beahm synthesizes some of the most powerful conceptualizations of, and corrections to, the majority tyranny as explicated by James Madison, Alexis de Tocqueville, John C. Calhoun, Robert A. Dahl, and Lani Guinier. In conjunction with this synthesis, Beahm presents his analysis of the main causes of majoritarian tyranny, concluding that while American two-party politics, winner-take-all districting, and voting system may be reformed, the social causes of individual and group interests may only be corrected by proportional representation.
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