This volume examines and contributes to debates surrounding social capital, social movements and the role of civil society in emerging...

Kant defined the Enlightenment as humanity's attempt to leave behind its self-imposed immaturity. Social theory is thus charged with enlightening...

Where do political identities come from, how do they change over time, and what is their impact on political life?...

This edited collection examines the changing faces of political communication in contemporary democracy. Based on comparative investigations of recent trends in the...

When citizens take to the streets or pack assembly halls or share their ideas through the minority press, they often...

Norberto Bobbio is the foremost political theorist in Italy today. Written with verve and passion as well as erudition, this...

Politicians and pundits have long disparaged their opponents with polemicist cries of "leftist!" or "rightist!" But with the fall of...

Ideals of democratic participation and rational self-government have long informed modern political theory. As a recent elaboration of these ideals,...

This controversial new look at democracy in a multicultural society considers the ideals of political inclusion and exclusion, and recommends...

Poverty, inequality, violence, environmental degradation, and tyranny continue to afflict the world. Ethics of Global Development offers a moral reflection...

The banner of deliberative democracy is attracting increasing numbers of supporters, in both the world's older and newer democracies. This...

Christian F. Rostbøll is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

It is sometimes assumed that voting is the central mechanism for political decision making. The contributors to this volume focus...

Drawing on political, legal, national, post-national, as well as American and European perspectives, this collection of essays offers a diverse...

This book presents a philosophical argument about deliberative democracy and its relevance to the resolution of deadly ethnic conflicts. It...

In this ground-breaking study, John Dryzek argues that democratic theory is now dominated by a deliberative approach. As one of...

This book offers a complete rethink of the institutional limits and possibilities of deliberative democracy and legitimacy. Examining several unresolved...