This book examines two patterns of democracy – collegial and personal – through a comprehensive comparison of political institutions. It develops a conceptu

To the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred citizens. To the Icelandic V

This book examines two patterns of democracy - collegial and personal - through a comprehensive comparison of political institutions. It develops a conceptual,

“An urgent and engaging look at how American politics have become the founding fathers’ worst nightmare” (The Daily Beast). America’s political system i

Democracy in the South is the first international collaboration that draws attention to the complex problems of democratic consolidation across the majority wor