"The future of representative democracy poses important questions about representation, representative democracy and its future. Inspired by the last major investigation of the subject by Hanna Pitkin over four decades ago, this ambitious volume fills a major gap in the literatu…
The basic writings of John Stuart Mill
"Die heroische Version zur Geschichte der parlamentarischen Demokratie hält sich hartnäckig: Diese Regierungsform habe sich durchgesetzt, weil unsere Vorfahren für ihre Rechte gekämpft haben. Unter dem Druck von Wahlrechts- und Protestbewegungen sei den Herrschenden abgezwungen …
With the collapse of traditional parties around the world and with many pundits predicting a "crisis of democracy", the value of elections as a method for selecting by whom and how we are governed is being questioned. What are the virtues and weaknesses of elections? Are there l…