Democratic theorists have paid increasing attention to problems of political representation
over the past two decades. Interest is driven by (a) a political landscape within which …

The vast and wonderful knowledge of this universe is locked in the bosoms of its individual
souls. To tap this mighty reservoir of experience, knowledge, beauty, love, and deed we …

Opposition to economic liberalization has intensified since the late 1990s, with Latin
America often standing at the forefront of new social and political movements that challenge …

Deliberative democracy now dominates the theory, reform, and study of democracy. Working
at its cutting edges, Foundations and Frontiers of Deliberative Governance reaches from …

This accessible book gives academics, graduate students, and researchers a
comprehensive overview of the vast, varied, and often confusing landscape of interpretive …

Recent work on the idea of political representation has challenged effectively orthodox
accounts of constituency and interests. However, discussions of representation need to …

This article analyzes what I term “the dilemma of democratic competence,” which emerges
when researchers find their expectations regarding democratic responsiveness to be in …

New institutions don't come into being by themselves: They have to be organized. On the
basis of research from a decade-long, multi-site study of efforts to transform freshwater …

Democracy can entail the representation of discourses as well as persons or groups. We
explain and advocate discursive representation; explore its justifications, advantages, and …

Developments in the democratic theory of representation and deliberation enable renewed
consideration of the ancient controversy over the proper place of rhetoric in politics. Rhetoric …