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A central question in political science is who governs and how.
Typically political scientists attempt to answer this question by
relying upon either empirical analysis, which explains existing
political practices, or normative analysis, which prescribes ideal
political practices. Political scientist Paul Schumaker rejects
this distinction between empirical and normative theory. Instead,
he weds the two approaches to create the new analytical mode he
calls critical pluralism. With it he can measure variances in
government from pluralist/democratic ideals and still provide
theoretical explanations of why the variances occurred. Schumaker
uses critical pluralism to describe, explain, and evaluate
variations in three key measures of democratic performance:
responsible representation, complex equality, and principle-policy
congruence. To test his framework and methodology he analyzes 29
community issues that arose in Lawrence, Kansas, between 1977 and
1987. The results of his study-one of the most comprehensive
databases ever in the study of community politics-will be of
interest to those who study community power. The conceptual
framework itself and methodology used in assessing democratic
performance will have a lasting impact on the way community
government is studied.
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