Revealing underlying power dynamics can be complex and uncomfortable ... the capacity of people to exercise their voices in the democratic process—and instantiate the authority they have to hold ...

Subsequent chapters look at the fundamental dynamics that result, including the place of the courts in multi-venue politics, the political economy of labor, sectional conflict within and across cities ...

Finally! It is election week, and in the flurry of last-minute activities perhaps we can spare a few minutes to confront an uncomfortable truth: our democratic challenges run deeper than policy ...