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  • The Meaning of Political Voice

    The Meaning of Political Voice

    What does political voice mean? Political voice is commonly understood as an important part of democracy. Academics and the public use the term political voice. While academics use the term often, it is more important to know how the public uses and understands the term. After all, there is more of the public than there…

  • Notes on Winters and Page’s “Oligarchy in the U.S.?”

    Notes on Winters and Page’s “Oligarchy in the U.S.?”

     In this post, I summarize the article “Oligarchy in the U.S.,” by Winters and Page (2009). Winters and Page: Oligarchy in the USA Winters and Page (Hereafter, WP) argue that all modern democracies, regardless of level of democracy, can be oligarchies.   Oligarchy and democracy can, and do, “coexist comfortably” (731).  WP ask whether the U.S.…