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John Gastil's new book By Popular Demand: Revitalizing Representative Democracy by Deliberative Elections is a new landmark work in the literature of politics and communication and should be read by everyone interested in the revitalization of democracy. ―Stephen W. Littlejohn, President Public Dialogue Consortium. His call to create more places for citizens to talk deeply about their concerns and hopes is one we must all heed. ―Richard C. Harwood, Founder and President of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation.

John Gastil challenges conventional assumptions about public opinion, elections, and .

John Gastil challenges conventional assumptions about public opinion, elections, and political expression in this persuasive treatise on how to revitalize the system of representative democracy in the United States. Gastil argues that American citizens have difficulty developing clear policy interests, seldom reject unrepresentative public officials, and lack a strong public voice. Our growing awareness of a flawed electoral system is causing increased public cynicism and apathy. The most popular reforms, however, will neither restore public trust nor improve representation.

Representative democracy (also indirect democracy, representative government or psephocracy) is a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies are types of representative democracies; for example, the United Kingdom is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy, France is a unitary semi-presidential republic, and the United States is a federal presidential republic.

By Popular Demand: Revitalizing Representative Democracy Through Deliberative Elections. John Gastil challenges conventional assumptions about public opinion, elections, and political expression in this persuasive treatise on how to revitalize the system of representative democracy in the United States.

By Popular Demand: Revitalizing Representa. Note: summary text provided by external source. John Gastil argues that recent proposals for electoral reform, such as campaign finance laws and term limits, are largely ineffective. He then makes an original argument for a different kind of reform based on our ability, as a country, to deliberate efficiently on specific issues. Author: Gastil, John. For a Particular Reader. Democracy in motion: Evaluating the practice and impact of deliberative civic engagement. T Nabatchi, J Gastil, M Leighninger, GM Weiksner. Oxford University Press, 2012. Univ of California Press, 2000.

Note: Berkeley: University of California Press, c2000. Subject: Representative government and representation - United States. Subject: Political participation - United States. Subject: Elections - United States. Subject: Forums (Discussion and debate).

John Gastil: "Four Glimpses of Democracy's Future" February 2, 2012 (Full-Length Version). Gastil, John (2000). By Popular Demand: Revitalizing Representative Democracy through Deliberative Elections. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. Deliberative Democracy in Mongolia. Gastil, John, E. Pierre Deess, Philip J. Weiser, and Cindy Simmons (2010).