Explores ways to make democracy work better, with particular focus on the integral role of local institutions.

Citizen Participation in Multi-level Democracies offers an overview of new forms of participatory democracy in federally and regionally organised multi-level st

This collection explores conceptions and practices of democracy of social movement organizations involved in global protest. Focusing on the global justice move

What does federalism have to do with the political struggle between conservatives and progressives over economic policy? How do economic theories of fiscal fede

This book presents a cross-cultural investigation into the interplay between social capital and subjective well-being. Based on a quantitative analysis of the l