Domestic Perspectives on Contemporary Democracy Book

1 Democracy Challenged: Demography, Technology, and Democratic Possibilities Brian J. Gaines Gaines, Brian J. Peter F. Nardulli Nardulli, Peter F. 1

Pt. I Social Heterogeneity and Democracy: Challenges and Opportunities

2 Problems of Democratic Transition in Divided Societies Jack Snyder Snyder, Jack 11

3 Citizens, Identities, and Democratic Dialogues: Opportunities and Challenges of Diverse Societies Mark Q. Sawyer Sawyer, Mark Q. 33

4 Democracy, Diversity, and Leadership Paul M. Sniderman Sniderman, Paul M. 51

5 Electoral Engineering, Social Cleavages, and Democracy Bernard Grofman Grofman, Bernard Jon Fraenkel Fraenkel, Jon 71

Pt. II Technology and Democracy: Mass-Elite Linkages in the Twenty-first Century

6 Technological Advances and Individual Liberties: Privacy and the Reach of the State in the Twenty-first Century Wayne V. McIntosh McIntosh, Wayne V. Stephen A. Simon Simon, Stephen A. 105

7 Engineering Consent: The Persistence of a Problematic Communication Regime W. Lance Bennett Bennett, W. Lance 131

8 The Internet and Political Fragmentation Bruce Bimber Bimber, Bruce 155

Contributors 171

Index 175