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Homegrown Democracy, Homegrown Democrats

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Written on the eve of the 2004 American presidential election, this political narrative offers a critical reading of two models of democracy: Instant-Mix imperial democracy (bring to a boil, add oil, then bomb), criticized by Arundhati Roy, and Garrison Keillor’s Homegrown Democrat. Keillor’s pastoral view of democracy is anchored in LakeWobegon, his imaginary utopian community. His homegrown democracy is narrow, provincial, and White. The author concludes that he must look elsewhere for his alternative view of democracy.

Source: Fast Capitalism

DOI: 10.32855/1930-014x.1089

Author: Norman K. Denzin

Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Political Theory and Democracy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2952515288

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Cites: 5

Cited by: 1

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