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Residential Segregation and Publicly Spirited Democracy
Hastings Center Report ( IF 3.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 , DOI: 10.1002/hast.1225
Michael K. Gusmano

Successful deliberations over contentious issues require a publicly spirited citizenry that will encourage elected officials to promote what James Madison called the “permanent and aggregate interests” of the country. Unfortunately, atomizing forces have pulled American society apart, undermining trust and making collective action difficult. Residential segregation is one of those atomizing forces. Residential segregation undermines a commitment to civic virtue because it encourages people to think about fellow citizens as “others” with whom they have little in common. To address this situation, we must start by fixing our neighborhoods and creating local institutions that enhance trust and foster a public‐spirited democratic citizenry. For example, our existing educational policies reinforce the disparities associated with residential segregation and have created massive resource inequalities among school districts across the country. A useful first step would be to equalize school district funding to promote a more genuine equality of opportunity.

中文翻译:

居住隔离与公心民主

对有争议的问题的成功审议需要具有公开精神的公民,他们将鼓励民选官员促进詹姆斯麦迪逊所说的国家“永久和总体利益”。不幸的是,原子化力量使美国社会分裂,破坏了信任并使集体行动变得困难。住宅隔离是这些雾化力量之一。居住隔离破坏了对公民美德的承诺,因为它鼓励人们将同胞视为与他们几乎没有共同点的“其他人”。为了解决这种情况,我们必须从修复我们的社区和建立地方机构开始,以增强信任并培养具有公益精神的民主公民。例如,我们现有的教育政策加剧了与居住隔离相关的差距,并在全国学区之间造成了巨大的资源不平等。一个有用的第一步是均衡学区资金,以促进更真正的机会平等。
更新日期:2021-02-26
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