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    Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
    Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
    Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
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    Politics is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change

    Written by Eitan Hersh

    Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross

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    A groundbreaking analysis of political hobbyism—treating politics like a spectator sport—and an urgent and timely call to arms for the many well-meaning, well-informed citizens who follow political news, but do not take political action.

    Do you consider yourself politically engaged? Probably, yes! But are you, really? The uncomfortable truth is that most of us have good intentions. We vote (sometimes) and occasionally sign a petition or attend a rally. But we mainly “engage” by consuming politics as if it’s entertainment or a hobby. We obsessively follow the news and complain about the opposition to our friends or spouse. We tweet and post and share. The hours we spend on politics are used mainly as pastime.

    Instead, political scientist and data analyst Eitan Hersh offers convincing evidence that we should be spending the same number of hours building political organizations, implementing a long-term vision for our local communities, and getting to know our neighbors, whose votes will be needed for solving hard problems. We could be accumulating power so that when there are opportunities to make a difference—to lobby, to advocate, to mobilize—we will be ready. Aided by cutting-edge social science as well as remarkable stories of ordinary citizens who got off their couches and took political power seriously, this book shows us how to channel our energy away from political hobbyism and toward empowering our values.

    In an age of political turmoil and as the 2020 election looms, Politics Is for Power is an inspiring, vital read that will make you hopeful for America’s democratic future.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJan 14, 2020
    ISBN9781797104324
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    Eitan Hersh

    Eitan Hersh received a PhD from Harvard University in 2011. He served for six years on the faculty of Yale University as assistant professor of political science and resident fellow of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies before becoming a tenured associate professor of political science at Tufts University. His peer-reviewed articles have been published in the major political science journals. Hersh is the author of Hacking the Electorate and Politics Is for Power.

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    • 5/5
      Written to mobilize Democrats but more Republicans need to read this book
    • 1/5
      Quite the exercise in victim blaming. And we know now that expanding civic engagement might not go the way we hope, that people have thier own ideas and intentions. Ask people what they want thier government to do and and they might just say "put the boot to my enemies"