Size and Democracy
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"Size and Democracy" is a political science work by Robert A. Dahl that examines how the scale of political units affects democratic participation, representation, and effectiveness.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Size and Democracy Context triple: [Robert A. Dahl, notableWork, Size and Democracy]
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A.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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B.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Earth Democracy
Earth Democracy is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that outlines a vision for ecological sustainability, social justice, and grassroots democracy in response to globalization and environmental degradation.
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D.
Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
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E.
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy is a seminal political economy book that analyzes how economic structures and class interests shape the emergence and stability of democratic and authoritarian regimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Size and Democracy Target entity description: "Size and Democracy" is a political science work by Robert A. Dahl that examines how the scale of political units affects democratic participation, representation, and effectiveness.
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A.
Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
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B.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Earth Democracy
Earth Democracy is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that outlines a vision for ecological sustainability, social justice, and grassroots democracy in response to globalization and environmental degradation.
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D.
Field Notes on Democracy
Field Notes on Democracy is a collection of political essays by Arundhati Roy that critiques contemporary Indian democracy, nationalism, and state power.
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E.
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy is a seminal political economy book that analyzes how economic structures and class interests shape the emergence and stability of democratic and authoritarian regimes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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political science work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
comparative politics
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democratic theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
comparisons between local and national democracy
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design of democratic institutions in large states ⓘ problems of scale in democracy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify how size conditions democratic possibilities
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inform institutional design in large polities ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Robert A. Dahl’s theory of polyarchy ⓘ |
| author | Robert A. Dahl ⓘ |
| citedIn |
research on democratic theory
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research on institutional design ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Edward R. Tufte ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
how scale affects citizen participation
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how scale affects governmental effectiveness ⓘ how scale affects political representation ⓘ small-scale versus large-scale political units ⓘ trade-offs between participation and effectiveness ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
effects of size on democratic institutions
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relationship between population size and democracy ⓘ relationship between territorial size and democracy ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
debates about decentralization
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debates about federalism ⓘ debates about local self-government ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
empirical comparative analysis
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normative democratic theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Robert A. Dahl’s earlier work on polyarchy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scholars of political science
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students of democratic theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
comparative politics
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democracy ⓘ political participation ⓘ political representation ⓘ political scale ⓘ |
| proposes | framework for analyzing size in democratic systems ⓘ |
| publisher | Stanford University Press ⓘ |
| theorizes |
advantages of larger political units for effectiveness
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advantages of smaller political units for participation ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 20th century democracies ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | monograph ⓘ |
| usedIn | university political science courses ⓘ |
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