Title Democracy's rebirth : the view from Chicago / Dick Simpson ; foreword by Lori Lightfoot

Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Challenges to democracy -- The rise and fall of democracy -- Income and racial inequality -- Money in politics -- Nonparticipation -- Polarization and the politics of resentment -- Corruption -- Structural problems -- Cascading crises -- Deliberative democracy -- Spirit of democracy Summary "In the third decade of the 21st century we face major challenges to democracy. We are struggling to build a multi-racial, multiethnic democracy based upon political and social equality. We are finding it especially difficult to create an economy that empowers everyone and distributes economic rewards fairly without extreme gaps between rich and poor. The challenges to democracy are both theoretical and very practical. A rather remarkable consensus has emerged among scholars--especially, among political scientists--about the problems we face. There is less consensus about what can be done to confront those problems. In Democracy's Rebirth, Dick Simpson synthesizes the theoretical and empirical studies from many different authors, merges it with his own practical political experience, to frame a single coherent vision of what is to be done at this critical juncture in our history. The result is both a theoretical discourse and a practical manifesto. With 50 years of political research and his unique perspective as a former political candidate, elected official, campaign strategist, and government adviser, Simpson outlines the local, national, and global challenges to democracy. For Simpson, the challenges exist not only at the national level but in cities like Chicago, so he uses Chicago as a case study of how these social, political, and economic challenges play out at the local level. The goal is not utopia, not heaven on earth. However, if democracy is to be reborn in Chicago and America, we must create a more participatory democracy but also a better, more deliberative democracy, led by strong democratic leaders"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 25, 2022) Subject Democracy -- United States -- History -- 21st century Political participation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 21st century POLITICAL SCIENCE / General Democracy Political participation Politics and government Social conditions SUBJECT Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 21st century Chicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century Subject Illinois -- Chicago United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Lightfoot, Lori E., writer of foreword. LC no. 2021046124 ISBN 9780252053290 025205329X

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