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How group life can reshape democracy and empower everyday citizens to influence real change.
This book explains why sovereignty comes from the people and how diverse groups can work together to guide the state. It argues that direct government alone isn’t enough without organized, nonpartisan effort and shared purposes.
The author advocates for a practical path to stronger democracy through group organization, education, and participatory institutions. It emphasizes that democracy requires citizens who can think, discuss, and act together, not just cast ballots. The text outlines concepts like school centers, adult education, and the forum movement as ways to train and involve people in public life.- Understand why sovereignty is a shared, evolving will rather than a fixed power.
- See why direct government must pair voting with group activity and civic education.
- Learn how school centers and adult education can cultivate informed, active citizens.
- Explore how nonpartisan groups can organize knowledge and common aims to improve governance.
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Known mostly for her pioneering work in managerial theory, Mary Parker Follett (1868 1933) was also an astute political theorist. In The New State (1918), she wrote a classic work in democratic political theory. Her vision of citizens gathering into neighborhood centers and engaging in civic dialogue continues to inform recent calls to strengthen American democracy from below. Next to John Dewey's The Public and Its Problems (1927), The New State stands as one of the most important political works that grew out of the Progressive Era in American history.
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