The spirit of compromise : why governing demands it and campaigning undermines it /
If politics is the art of the possible, then compromise is the artistry of democracy. Unless one partisan ideology holds sway over all branches of government, compromise is necessary to govern for the benefit of all citizens. A rejection of compromise biases politics in favor of the status quo, even...
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Princeton ; Oxford :
Princeton University Press,
2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Two compromises
- Characteristics of compromise
- Mindsets of compromise; Valuing compromise: Costs of not compromising
- Vulnerabilities of compromise
- Limits of compromise
- Limits of history; Resisting compromise: The makeup of mindsets
- principled tenacity
- mutual mistrust
- uncompromising multiplied; Seeking compromise: Principled prudence
- Mutual respect
- Economizing on disagreement
- A moment of compromise
- Compromising in an uncompromising time; Campaigning v. governing: Requisites of campaigning
- Two conceptions of democracy
- Campaigns without end; Governing with campaigning: Space for governing
- Term time
- Time is money
- Primary pressures
- More participation?
- Minding the media
- Strengthening civic education; Conclusion: The uses of mindsets
- Doubts and compromise
- The dilemma of reform
- The support of citizens.