Offers a comparative study of the origins, performance, and reform of contemporary mechanisms of direct democracy.

Challenging the common assumption that models of direct democracy and representative democracy are necessarily at odds, Direct Democracy Worldwide demonstrates

What is it like to be a woman living through the transition from communism to democracy? What effect does this have on a woman's daily life, on her concept of h

Citizenship has long been a central topic among educators, philosophers, and political theorists. Using the phrase “rhetorical citizenship” as a unifying pe

Most modern democracies punish hate speech. Less freedom for some, they claim, guarantees greater freedom for others. Heinze rejects that approach, arguing that