Examines change in the normative underpinnings of both ancient and modern practices of political governance, public duties, and personal responsibilities

This study goes to the heart of ethics and politics. Strongly argued and lucidly written, the book makes a crucial distinction between two forms of democracy

When a government in a democracy acts in our name, are we, as citizens, responsible for those acts? What if the government commits a moral crime? The protestor'

By focusing the various difficulties encountered in applying theory to practical concerns, this book explores the reasons for the absence of a radical politics