Agenda Democracy

The study of agenda setting has become curiously disconnected from democratic theory and democratization. Following Schattschneider, Dahl, recent developments in political theory, I call for its reintegration theoretical empirical realms. concept democracy allows better understanding contests over institutions, significant historical-institutional transformations, the inequality mechanisms generation maintenance, building undermining democracy. Agenda requires a broad agendas (beyond mere menu final policy choices), recognizes that many regimes have institutions systematically render nondemocratic, compels us to look at interstices society (party transformation, petition grievance mechanisms, advocacy campaigns, initiatives expand what shortlist possible) moments change. examination democratizing restrictions, conservative organizations politics, consideration decomposing term “movement.”