The book analyzes the sources of widespread dissatisfaction with democracies around the world and identifies directions for feasible reforms.

Examines the economic, social, cultural, as well as purely political threats to democracy in the light of current knowledge.

This book is a collection of contributions by leading scholars on theoretical and contemporary problems of militant democracy. The term 'militant democracy' was

Demostrates how term limits, by altering the motives of legislators, can narrow the gap between the theory and the practice of American democracy.

Introduces citizens to solutions for reforming the American campaign finance system.