In recent years the creeping deterioration of democratic rule worldwide has become a major
preoccupation across a wide range of research fields and disciplines—especially public law …

Despite the strong theoretical expectations about the beneficial effect of direct democratic
instruments on citizens' political support, the empirical evidence is scarce and inconsistent …

De Gruyter handbook of citizens’ assemblies Page 2 De Gruyter Handbook of Citizens’
Assemblies Page 3 Citizens’ Assemblies and Mini-Publics Series Editor Stephen Elstub …

Yelling across the floor of the House of Commons to ask a question of the prime minister
over the shouts of boos is far from effective in holding government to account, yet it remains …

A deliberative approach now dominates the theory–though not yet the practice–of
democracy. In its quarter century of existence (its prehistory is much deeper), the field has …

Explicitly linking curriculum inquiry to English education via recurring themes of
representation, democracy and knowledge, this book is a call for both researchers and …

Deliberation and protest have usually been understood as two mutually exclusive ways of
practicing democracy. It has been argued that protests, due to their adversarial nature, and …

Interpretative struggles of global crises are increasingly being reflected on social media
networks. TikTok is a relatively new social media platform that has achieved substantial …

Stymied by preoccupation with short-term interests of individualist consumers, democratic
institutions seem unable to generate sustained political commitment for tackling climate …

Citizen Support for Democratic and Autocratic Regimes takes a political-culture perspective
on the struggle between democracy and autocracy by examining how these regimes fare in …