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Mentioned in 10 episodes

Democracy for Realists

Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government

Book • 2016

Christopher H. Achen and Larry M. Bartels

Mentioned by

Peter Shamshery

Jerusalem Demsas

Sumitra Badrinathan

Mentioned in 10 episodes

Mentioned by

Peter Shamshery

as a book compiling their research on voter rationality.

What's The Matter With Kansas?

Mentioned by

Jack Lucas

as a book that poses an important challenge to theories of policy voting.

Politicians Think Voters Are Dumb. Are They Right?

Mentioned by

Ezra Klein

in relation to a study on how political knowledge affects responses to political questions.

81 | Ezra Klein on Politics, Polarization, and Identity

Mentioned by

Osita Nwanevu

in the section of the book that deals with the centrist political science type.

The Case for Democracy (w/ Osita Nwanevu)

Mentioned by

Jerusalem Demsas

in the context of a discussion about the pessimism in political science regarding the impact of policies on electoral outcomes.

Do Voters Reward Good Policy?

Mentioned as examples of books exploring the topic of democracy.

1. Worbs: when political terms have no meaning

Mentioned by

Sumitra Badrinathan

when discussing theories of voting behavior based on identity and group loyalty.

The Indian American Vote in 2024

Mentioned by

Carl Shulman

when discussing political dynamics and their impact on pandemic preparedness.

#112 Classic episode – Carl Shulman on the common-sense case for existential risk work and its practical implications

Mentioned by

Osita Nwanevu

, referencing the book's use of the phrase 'folk theory of democracy'.

957 - Democracy Soon! feat. Osita Nwanevu (8/4/25)

Mentioned by

Carl Shulman

when discussing political dynamics and voter behavior.

#112 – Carl Shulman on the common-sense case for existential risk work and its practical implications

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