No political concept is more used, and misused, than that of democracy. Nearly every regime today claims to be democratic, but not all 'democracies' allow free

Offers a comparative study of the origins, performance, and reform of contemporary mechanisms of direct democracy.

A comparative study of how citizens define their civic duty in response to current threats to advanced democracies.

Education affects these two dimensions in distinct ways, influencing democratic enlightenment through cognitive proficiency and sophistication, and political en

Mobilizing for Democracy is an in-depth study into how ordinary citizens and their organizations mobilize to deepen democracy. Featuring a collection of new emp