This article introduces the special issue 'Transformational change through Public Policy'.
After introducing the idea of transformational societal change, it asks how public policy …

Sometimes, people engaged in politics actively refuse to speak for anyone but themselves.
These unrepresentative claims multiply in social movements in times of crisis. During the …

How do we make democracy more equal? Although in theory, all citizens in a democracy
have the right to participate in politics, time-consuming forms of participation often …

The twenty‐first century has been one of democratic backsliding. This has stimulated wide‐
ranging scholarship on the causes of democratic erosion. Yet an overarching framework that …

Unequal representation can result from politicians' biased perception of public opinion.
Existing research has focused on the numerical accuracy with which politicians estimate …

The introduction of this special issue elaborates a research perspective on the meaning and
function of political protest in the context of democratic orders. Starting from the …

As Europe's parties realign around a new, transnational cleavage, this article turns back to a
historical case in which national identity conflicts also coincided with profound economic …

We argue that a reinvention of the plebeian tribunate should play a key role in addressing
the challenges stemming from increasing concentrations of, and inequalities in, social …

Steffen Ganghof's book addresses pressing questions in democratic theory and institutional
design regarding how to promote effective political inclusion and avoid personalizing power …

Political scientists have long debated whether citizens meet the expectations of a 'folk
theory'of democratic representation, in which voters correctly reward and punish politicians …