Stephen Elstub is a Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of the West of Scotland. His research is on the cusp between democracy in theory and practice, with a particular focus on institutionalising deliberative democracy. He is the author of Towards a Deliberative and Associational Democracy (EUP 2008), and the co-editor of 'Deliberative Democracy: Issues and Cases' (forthcoming, EUP 2013).

• 1. Democracy in Theory and Practice Stephen Elstub, University of the West of Scotland 2. Complex Legitimacy in Compound Polities: The EU as Example Veit Bader, University of Amsterdam 3. Democratic Theory and Practice in Deeply Divided Societies Ian O’Flynn, Newcastle University 4. A Tension Between Ideal and Practice: Re-evaluation of Micro and Macro Models of Deliberation Zsuzsanna Chappell, London School of Economics 5. Linking Micro Deliberative Democracy and Decision-Making: Trade-Offs Between Theory and Practice in a Partisan Citizen Forum Stephen Elstub, University of the West of Scotland 6. Citizen Participation in East Manchester: From Practice to Theory Georgina Blakely and Brendan Evans, Open University 7. Making Democracy Spectacular Nick Mahony, Open University

Stephen Elstub is a Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of the West of Scotland. His research is on the cusp between democracy in theory and practice, with a particular focus on institutionalising deliberative democracy. He is the author of Towards a Deliberative and Associational Democracy (EUP 2008), and the co-editor of 'Deliberative Democracy: Issues and Cases' (forthcoming, EUP 2013).

• 1. Democracy in Theory and Practice Stephen Elstub, University of the West of Scotland 2. Complex Legitimacy in Compound Polities: The EU as Example Veit Bader, University of Amsterdam 3. Democratic Theory and Practice in Deeply Divided Societies Ian O’Flynn, Newcastle University 4. A Tension Between Ideal and Practice: Re-evaluation of Micro and Macro Models of Deliberation Zsuzsanna Chappell, London School of Economics 5. Linking Micro Deliberative Democracy and Decision-Making: Trade-Offs Between Theory and Practice in a Partisan Citizen Forum Stephen Elstub, University of the West of Scotland 6. Citizen Participation in East Manchester: From Practice to Theory Georgina Blakely and Brendan Evans, Open University 7. Making Democracy Spectacular Nick Mahony, Open University

Stephen Elstub is a Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of the West of Scotland. His research is on the cusp between democracy in theory and practice, with a particular focus on institutionalising deliberative democracy. He is the author of Towards a Deliberative and Associational Democracy (EUP 2008), and the co-editor of 'Deliberative Democracy: Issues and Cases' (forthcoming, EUP 2013).

• 1. Democracy in Theory and Practice Stephen Elstub, University of the West of Scotland 2. Complex Legitimacy in Compound Polities: The EU as Example Veit Bader, University of Amsterdam 3. Democratic Theory and Practice in Deeply Divided Societies Ian O’Flynn, Newcastle University 4. A Tension Between Ideal and Practice: Re-evaluation of Micro and Macro Models of Deliberation Zsuzsanna Chappell, London School of Economics 5. Linking Micro Deliberative Democracy and Decision-Making: Trade-Offs Between Theory and Practice in a Partisan Citizen Forum Stephen Elstub, University of the West of Scotland 6. Citizen Participation in East Manchester: From Practice to Theory Georgina Blakely and Brendan Evans, Open University 7. Making Democracy Spectacular Nick Mahony, Open University