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The George W. Bush administrationâs ambitiousâeven breathtakingâclaims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bushâs attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a near-thirty-year assault on the basic checks and balances of the U.S. governmentâa battle waged by presidents of both parties, and one that, as Peter M. Shane warns in Madisonâs Nightmare, threatens to utterly subvert the foundersâ vision of representative government.Tracing this tendency back to the first Reagan administration, Shane shows how this era of "aggressive presidentialism" has seen presidents exerting ever more control over nearly every arena of policy, from military affairs and national security to domestic programs. Driven by political ambition and a growing culture of entitlement in the executive branchâand abetted by a complaisant Congress, riven by partisanshipâthis presidential aggrandizement has too often undermined wise policy making and led to shallow, ideological, and sometimes outright lawless decisions. The solution, Shane argues, will require a multipronged program of reform, including both specific changes in government practice and broader institutional changes aimed at supporting a renewed culture of government accountability.From the war on science to the mismanaged war on terror, Madisonâs Nightmare outlines the disastrous consequences of the unchecked executiveâand issues a stern wake-up call to all who care about the fate of our long democratic experiment.
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9780226749396 | 1 edition (Univ of Chicago Pr, May 15, 2009), cover price $27.00 | About this edition: The George W.
Paperback:
9780226380704 | Reprint edition (Univ of Chicago Pr, June 3, 2016), cover price $20.00
Hardcover:
9780314285447 | 7 edition (West Academic, July 26, 2014), cover price $225.00
The global explosion of online activity is steadily transforming the relationship between government and the public. The first wave of change, "e-government," enlisted the Internet to improve management and the delivery of services. More recently, "e-democracy" has aimed to enhance democracy itself using digital information and communication technology. One notable example of e-democratic practice is the government-sponsored (or government-authorized) online forum for public input on policymaking. This book investigates these "online consultations" and their effect on democratic practice in the United States and Europe, examining the potential of Internet-enabled policy forums to enrich democratic citizenship. The book first situates the online consultation phenomenon in a conceptual framework that takes into account the contemporary media environment and the flow of political communication; then offers a multifaceted look at the experience of online consultation participants in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France; and finally explores the legal architecture of U.S. and E. U. online consultation. As the contributors make clear, online consultations are not simply dialogues between citizens and government but constitute networked communications involving citizens, government, technicians, civil society organizations, and the media. The topics examined are especially relevant today, in light of the Obama administration's innovations in online citizen involvement.
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9780262016568 | Mit Pr, December 16, 2011, cover price $54.00
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9780262516464 | Mit Pr, December 16, 2011, cover price $29.00 | About this edition: The global explosion of online activity is steadily transforming the relationship between government and the public.
Hardcover:
9781594607417 | 3 edition (Carolina Academic Pr, May 31, 2011), cover price $115.00
9780890893999 | 2 edition (Carolina Academic Pr, January 1, 2005), cover price $90.00
9780890899274 | Carolina Academic Pr, April 1, 1996, cover price $85.00
Hardcover:
9780415948647 | Routledge, June 1, 2004, cover price $180.00
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9780415948654 | Routledge, October 30, 2004, cover price $53.95
Product Description: With the growth of the World Wide Web and the signing of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments in the mid-1990s, technology promised empowerment and freedom. The web held the potential to create an informed and engaged citizenry by providing the American voter access to a virtually unlimited world of data...read more
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9780870784873 | Brookings Inst Pr, May 1, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: With the growth of the World Wide Web and the signing of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments in the mid-1990s, technology promised empowerment and freedom.
Hardcover:
9780314231505 | 4th edition (West Group, July 1, 1998), cover price $81.00 | also contains The Secret Lives of Sports Fans: The Science of Sports Obsession
Hardcover:
9780314009661 | 3 edition (West Group, August 1, 1992), cover price $58.70
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9780874571547 | Casenotes Pub Co, January 1, 1992, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: For over two decades, <b>Casenote Legal Briefs</b> have helped hundreds of thousands of students <b>prepare for classes and exams</b> year after year with unparalleled results.
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