{"product_id":"the-good-representative-isbn-9781118360613","title":"The Good Representative","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe Good Representative\u003c\/i\u003e, Suzanne Dovi argues that democratic citizens should assess their representatives by their display of three virtues: they must be fair-minded, build critical trust, and be good gatekeepers.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis important book provides standards for evaluating the democratic credentials of representatives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies the problems with and obstacles to good democratic representation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that democratic representation, even good democratic representation, is not always desirable.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTimely and original, this book rejects the tendency to equate respect for the preferences of citizens with neutrality on the standards used in choosing their representatives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface 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 \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Dovi\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at the University of Arizona. Her research interests include democratic theory, representation (especially the representation of historically disadvantaged groups), feminist theory, and normative concepts such as hypocrisy, guilt, and despair. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Political Science Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConstellations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePolity\u003c\/i\u003e. Is President George W. Bush, by democratic standards, a good or a bad representative? Who is a better representative according to democratic standards: former Rep. Tom DeLay or Senator Hillary Clinton? Political theorists typically remain silent about the proper standards that democratic citizens should use for selecting their representatives. In \u003ci\u003eThe Good Representative\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. For Dovi, good democratic representatives manifest three virtues: they must be fair-minded, build critical trust, and be good gatekeepers. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguing that democratic representation, even good democratic representation, is not always desirable, Dovi also prompts us to think about how democratic representation can be a tool of liberation or a tool of domination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis timely and provocative book articulates, for the first time, a normative framework within which democratic citizens can fruitfully proceed in assessing their representatives as democratic representatives.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book provides an excellent 'yardstick' to aid in the application of democratic theory…addresses potential problems…and discusses the realities of selecting 'good enough' representatives. (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Good Representative\u003c\/i\u003e is a real service not just to the scholarly community but to general readers and ordinary citizens. Dovi puts forth clear criteria for judging those who aspire to speak in our name and defends them with vigor and clarity but always in just the civil and inclusive tone that she calls for in politicians. This is a comprehensive and careful work of synthesis, pulling together material from ethics, political science, and democratic theory that is not often mastered by one author, but it is something more: a work of true originality that will make even those who think they they know all the arguments about representation think again.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAndrew Sabl, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990242640101,"sku":"NP9781118360613","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118360613.jpg?v=1761787033","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-good-representative-isbn-9781118360613","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}