When Government Speaks: Politics, Law, and Government Expression in America - Couverture souple

Yudof, Mark G. G.

 
9780520261754: When Government Speaks: Politics, Law, and Government Expression in America
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0520261755 ISBN 13 : 9780520261754
Editeur : University of California Press, 2009

Synopsis

Government's ever-increasing participation in communication processes, Mark Yudof argues, threatens key democratic values that the First Amendment was designed to protect. Government control over the exchange of ideas and information would be inconsistent with citizen autonomy, informed consent, and a balanced and mutually responsive relationship between citizens and their government. Yet the danger of government dominance must be weighed against the necessary role of government in furthering democratic values by proposing and promotion policies and by disseminating information and educating citizens. Restraints on government's ability to control communications processes are desirable, but excessive or inappropriate restrictions threaten democracy. Professor Yudof identifies a number of formal and informal checks on government as disseminator, withholder, and controller of ideas and information. Where more controls are needed, the strengthening of pluralism and legislative oversight is generally the answer. Constitutional redress in the courts should be sought only in extreme instances, he cautions, to avoid judicial interference with legitimate policy objectives.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark G. Yudofis President of the University of California. Before becoming president of the UC system, he served as chancellor of the University of Texas and president of the University of Minnesota. Yudof is a distinguished authority on constitutional law, freedom of expression, and education law who has written and edited numerous publications on free speech and gender discrimination.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520261755
ISBN 13 
9780520261754
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
344
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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