Moderation, Realignment, or Transformation? Evaluating Three Approaches to America’s Crisis of Democracy

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q1 Social Sciences

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1177/00027162221083494

Lee Drutman

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Abstract

As American democracy remains in crisis, reform proposals proliferate. I make two contributions to the debate over how to respond to the current crisis. First, I organize reform proposals into three main categories: moderation, realignment, and transformation. I then argue why transformation is necessary, given the deep structural problems of American democracy. Only reforms that fundamentally shake up the political coalitions and electoral incentives can break the escalating two-party doom loop of hyperpartisanship that is destroying the foundations of American democracy.

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调整，调整，还是转变?评估美国民主危机的三种方法

由于美国民主仍处于危机之中，改革提案激增。我对关于如何应对当前危机的辩论有两个贡献。首先，我将改革建议分为三大类：适度、调整和转型。然后，鉴于美国民主的深层结构性问题，我提出了为什么转型是必要的。只有从根本上动摇政治联盟和选举激励的改革，才能打破正在破坏美国民主基础的两党超级党派不断升级的厄运循环。

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