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__Education is the single highest predictor of political participation, but is itself correlated with other factors such as income or socio-economic status.__ As Schattschneider famously put it, 'the flaw in the pluralist heaven is that the heavenly chorus sings with a strong upper-class accent'. Thus current democratic systems tend to include some groups more in political decision making than others, while at the margins citizens can face political exclusion.
Deliberative Democracy
Zsuzsanna Chappell
The American obsession with individualism expresses the need for status on these terms; one wants to be respected for oneself. Class in America tends to be interpreted as an issue of personal character.
The Corrosion of Character
Richard Sennett
Stressing ‘consensus’ as the goal of ‘dialogue’, the point is to discredit any dissensual policy, implicitly labelling ‘groups who do not engage in consensus-oriented direct discussions with industry as “confrontational,” “incapable of dialogue” and ultimately as “unworthy” of participating in democratic decision-making processes’.
The Ungovernable Society
Grégoire Chamayou
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