Despite their centrality to modern democracy, until recently political parties were relegated to
the margins of normative democratic theory, taking a back seat to social movements, civil …

Deliberative democracy has challenged two widely-accepted nostrums about democratic
politics: that people lack the capacities for effective self-government; and that democratic …

What do Beppe Grillo, Silvio Berlusconi, Emmanuel Macron (and also Donald Trump) have
in common? They are prime examples of the personalization of politics and the decline of …

Democracies are experiencing historic disruptions affecting how people engage with core
institutions such as the press, civil society organizations, parties, and elections. These …

This article discusses the state of agony parties are experiencing today. In a nutshell, I argue
that parties are now at pains to retain their linkages with society, and that the compensation …

Since its publication in 1993, John Rawls's Political Liberalism has been central to debates
concerning political legitimacy, democratic theory, toleration, and multiculturalism in …

The functioning of representative democracy crucially depends on political parties that
mediate between citizens and the state. It is widely doubted, however, that contemporary …

Over the last decade especially, European authorities have successively invoked
exceptional measures in the name of exceptional circumstances. This improvised mode of …

Personalization has always been a feature of politics, but it seems to have been gaining
momentum in recent decades. The increased attention to politicians as individuals implies …

This book offers a new approach for the future of democracy by advocating giving citizens
the power to deliberate and to decide how to govern themselves. Innovatively building on …