“A must-read for anyone concerned about the fate of contemporary democracies.”—Steven Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die 2020 CHOICE Outstanding A

This book explores how concepts and values of contemporary democracy are variously understood and applied in diverse cultural contexts, with a focus on children

"Analyzes the practice and meanings of democratic decision making through an extended case study of school board meetings in one western U.S. community. Argues

This book gathers a series of studies by scholars who have dedicated these last few years to research in the field of participatory democracy. Their purpose is

This book represents the first comprehensive study of how technocracy currently challenges representative democracy and asks how technocratic politics undermine