The first large-scale study of political participation in eighteen Latin American democracies, focusing on the political participation of the region's poorest c

This book confirms the idea put forth by Tocqueville that American democracy is rooted in civic voluntarism—citizens’ involvement in family, work, school, a

How American political participation is increasingly being shaped by citizens who wield more resources The Declaration of Independence proclaims equality as a f

In the twentieth century, the United States ended some of its most flagrant inequalities. The "rights revolution" ended statutory prohibitions against women's s

Language and tradition have long been relegated to the sidelines as scholars have considered the role of politics, science, technology and economics in the maki