The Civil Sphere
What binds societies together and how can these social orders be structured in a fair way? Jeffrey C. Alexander's masterful...
Identities, Affiliations, and Allegiances
Where do political identities come from, how do they change over time, and what is their impact on political life?...
Remaking Media: The Struggle to Democratize Public Communication
Political Communication in Postmodern Democracy: Challenging the Primacy of Politics
This edited collection examines the changing faces of political communication in contemporary democracy. Based on comparative investigations of recent trends in the...
On the Public
The media often talk about public opinion, the 'American' or 'British' public, or the movie-going public. A public can hold...
The future of democracy: A defence of the rules of the game
Norberto Bobbio is the foremost political theorist in Italy today. Written with verve and passion as well as erudition, this...
Left and Right: The Significance of a Political Distinction
Politicians and pundits have long disparaged their opponents with polemicist cries of "leftist!" or "rightist!" But with the fall of...
Does Truth Matter?: Democracy and Public Space 
Deliberative Democracy and Beyond: Liberals, Critics, Contestations
In this ground-breaking study, John Dryzek argues that democratic theory is now dominated by a deliberative approach. As one of...
Deliberating in the Real World: Problems of Legitimacy in Deliberative Democracy
This book offers a complete rethink of the institutional limits and possibilities of deliberative democracy and legitimacy. Examining several unresolved...
Democracy and Political Theory
This book examines the central questions of democracy and politics in modern societies. Through an analysis of some of the...