TY - BOOK N2 - Achen and Bartels argue that democratic theory needs to be founded on identity groups and political parties, not on the preferences of individual voters. Democracy for Realists provides a powerful challenge to conventional thinking, pointing the way toward a fundamentally different understanding of the realities and potential of democratic government. --Publisher AB - Achen and Bartels argue that democratic theory needs to be founded on identity groups and political parties, not on the preferences of individual voters. Democracy for Realists provides a powerful challenge to conventional thinking, pointing the way toward a fundamentally different understanding of the realities and potential of democratic government. --Publisher T1 - Democracy for realists :why elections do not produce responsive government / AU - Achen, Christopher H., AU - Bartels, Larry M., CN - JK1726 CN - JK1726 ID - 751256 KW - Democracy KW - Elections KW - Voting KW - Political participation KW - Representative government and representation SN - 9780691169446 SN - 0691169446 TI - Democracy for realists :why elections do not produce responsive government / ER -