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Democracy for Realists
Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government
Book • 2016
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Mentioned in 8 episodes
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as a book compiling their research on voter rationality.


Peter Shamshery

311 snips
What's The Matter With Kansas?
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as a book that poses an important challenge to theories of policy voting.

Jack Lucas

42 snips
Politicians Think Voters Are Dumb. Are They Right?
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in relation to a study on how political knowledge affects responses to political questions.


Ezra Klein

35 snips
81 | Ezra Klein on Politics, Polarization, and Identity
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in the context of a discussion about the pessimism in political science regarding the impact of policies on electoral outcomes.

Jerusalem Demsas

25 snips
Do Voters Reward Good Policy?
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when discussing political dynamics and their impact on pandemic preparedness.


Carl Shulman

#112 Classic episode – Carl Shulman on the common-sense case for existential risk work and its practical implications
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when discussing theories of voting behavior based on identity and group loyalty.

Sumitra Badrinathan

The Indian American Vote in 2024
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when discussing political dynamics and voter behavior.


Carl Shulman

#112 – Carl Shulman on the common-sense case for existential risk work and its practical implications
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, referencing the book's use of the phrase 'folk theory of democracy'.


Osita Nwanevu

957 - Democracy Soon! feat. Osita Nwanevu (8/4/25)
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when describing a minimalist view of voters.

Jack Lucas

What Do Politicians Think Motivates Voters?
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as a book co-authored with Christopher Aukin on elections and responsive government.

Doug Henwood

Behind the News: Georgia's Democratic Crisis w/ Sopo Japaridze
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as a book co-authored by 

and Christopher Aukin.

Doug Henwood


Larry Bartels

Behind the News, 12/5/24
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in the context of their work on blind retrospective voting and its implications for understanding voter behavior.

Neil Malhotra

Politics, Social Impact Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics with Neil Malhotra
Mentioned as examples of books exploring the topic of democracy.

1. Worbs: when political terms have no meaning
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as a source for an anecdote about the complexities of identity in Northern Ireland.


Ezra Klein

Identity, nationalism, and fatherhood