Simone Chambers is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Justifying DemocracyChapter 3: EqualityChapter 4: FreedomChapter 5: Instrumentalism 1: RealismChapter 6: Instrumentalism 2: Performance SkepticsChapter 7: Instrumentalism 3: Epistemic DemocracyChapter 8: Populism and the PeopleChapter 9: RepresentationChapter 10: Public SphereChapter 11: Innovation and DisobedienceChapter 12: Conclusion

“Comprehensive and brilliant, this book demonstrates how we need to plumb the norms behind democracy in order to rebuild the failing democracies of our troubled era.”Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University“In this formidable book, Simone Chambers explores how the democratic values and institutions of the post-Cold War era are holding up in these times of crisis. With admirable care and sharpness, she surveys the various approaches to democracy that have flourished in the last thirty years, flagging both the dangers but also the opportunities available to strengthen and renew equal freedoms and dignity across the democratic world.”Nadia Urbinati, Columbia University“What should democracy mean in the 21st century? In this excellent book, Simone Chambers provides the best available survey of democratic theory and develops her own distinctive answer to that question. An invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate teaching, the book is also a major contribution to democratic theory in its own right.”Steven Klein, King’s College London

Simone Chambers is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Justifying DemocracyChapter 3: EqualityChapter 4: FreedomChapter 5: Instrumentalism 1: RealismChapter 6: Instrumentalism 2: Performance SkepticsChapter 7: Instrumentalism 3: Epistemic DemocracyChapter 8: Populism and the PeopleChapter 9: RepresentationChapter 10: Public SphereChapter 11: Innovation and DisobedienceChapter 12: Conclusion

“Comprehensive and brilliant, this book demonstrates how we need to plumb the norms behind democracy in order to rebuild the failing democracies of our troubled era.”Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University“In this formidable book, Simone Chambers explores how the democratic values and institutions of the post-Cold War era are holding up in these times of crisis. With admirable care and sharpness, she surveys the various approaches to democracy that have flourished in the last thirty years, flagging both the dangers but also the opportunities available to strengthen and renew equal freedoms and dignity across the democratic world.”Nadia Urbinati, Columbia University“What should democracy mean in the 21st century? In this excellent book, Simone Chambers provides the best available survey of democratic theory and develops her own distinctive answer to that question. An invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate teaching, the book is also a major contribution to democratic theory in its own right.”Steven Klein, King’s College London

Simone Chambers is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.

• Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Justifying DemocracyChapter 3: EqualityChapter 4: FreedomChapter 5: Instrumentalism 1: RealismChapter 6: Instrumentalism 2: Performance SkepticsChapter 7: Instrumentalism 3: Epistemic DemocracyChapter 8: Populism and the PeopleChapter 9: RepresentationChapter 10: Public SphereChapter 11: Innovation and DisobedienceChapter 12: Conclusion

“Comprehensive and brilliant, this book demonstrates how we need to plumb the norms behind democracy in order to rebuild the failing democracies of our troubled era.”Jane Mansbridge, Harvard University“In this formidable book, Simone Chambers explores how the democratic values and institutions of the post-Cold War era are holding up in these times of crisis. With admirable care and sharpness, she surveys the various approaches to democracy that have flourished in the last thirty years, flagging both the dangers but also the opportunities available to strengthen and renew equal freedoms and dignity across the democratic world.”Nadia Urbinati, Columbia University“What should democracy mean in the 21st century? In this excellent book, Simone Chambers provides the best available survey of democratic theory and develops her own distinctive answer to that question. An invaluable resource for undergraduate and graduate teaching, the book is also a major contribution to democratic theory in its own right.”Steven Klein, King’s College London