Democracy is not naturally plausible. Why turn such important matters over to masses of people who have no expertise? Many theories of democracy answer by appea
What is the ethical basis of democracy? And what reasons do we have to go along with democratic decisions even when we disagree with them? And when do we have r
This book debates the nature and functions of authority: it examines how far our inherited images of authority derive from an aristocratic and traditional order
This new book argues that sovereignty, generally defined as the supreme authority in a political community, has a neglected democratic dimension that highlights
No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists. Most antebellum southern Baptist churches allowed