Would the Dream of Political Equality Turn out to Be a Nightmare? Export

@article{citeulike:349224, abstract = {Studies of citizen participation often assume that widespread and equal participation is beneficial for democracy. This article examines the arguments for and against equal citizen participation: although it may lead to lower-quality participation-less informed, less supportive of democracy-it also leads to a distortion of the needs and preferences of citizens as they are communicated into the political process.}, author = {Verba, Sidney}, citeulike-article-id = {349224}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.swetswise.com/eAccess/viewAbstract.do?articleID=20702015}, journal = {Perspectives on Politics}, keywords = {democracy, inequality}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {663--680}, posted-at = {2005-10-12 17:53:53}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Cambridge University Press}, title = {Would the Dream of Political Equality Turn out to Be a Nightmare?}, url = {http://www.swetswise.com/eAccess/viewAbstract.do?articleID=20702015}, volume = {1}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:349224 L3 - citeulike-article-id:349224 N2 - Studies of citizen participation often assume that widespread and equal participation is beneficial for democracy. This article examines the arguments for and against equal citizen participation: although it may lead to lower-quality participation-less informed, less supportive of democracy-it also leads to a distortion of the needs and preferences of citizens as they are communicated into the political process. IS - 4 JF - Perspectives on Politics EP - 680 TI - Would the Dream of Political Equality Turn out to Be a Nightmare? PB - Cambridge University Press VL - 1 SP - 663 KW - democracy KW - inequality AU - Verba, Sidney PY - 2003/12// UR - http://www.swetswise.com/eAccess/viewAbstract.do?articleID=20702015 ER -