The Clash of Rights: Liberty, Equality and Legitimacy in Pluralist Democracy - Softcover

Sniderman, Paul

 
9780300069815: The Clash of Rights: Liberty, Equality and Legitimacy in Pluralist Democracy

Synopsis

Why do citizens in pluralist democracies disagree collectively about the very values they agree on individually? This provocative book highlights the inescapable conflicts of rights and values at the heart of democratic politics.
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About the Author

Paul M. Sniderman is professor of political science at Stanford University. Joseph F. Fletcher is associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto. Peter H. Russell is University Professor in the department of political science at the University of Toronto. Philip E. Tetlock is professor of psychology at Ohio State University.

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Based on interviews with thousands of citizens and political decisions makers, the book focuses on modern Canadian politics, investigating why a country so fortunate in its history and circumstances is on the brink of dissolution.

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ISBN 10:  0300065353 ISBN 13:  9780300065350
Publisher: Yale University Press, 1997
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