This book describes the levels of unequal electoral participation in thirty-six countries worldwide, examines possible causes of this phenomenon, and discusses

This book analyzes the link between economic and political inequalities and investigates the mechanisms that lead to economically rooted inequalities in the pol

The dilemma of democracy arises from two contrasting trends. More people in the established democracies are participating in civil society activity, contacting

Inequality is the crisis of our time. The growing gap between a few at the top and the rest of society damages us all. No longer able to deny the crisis, every

This volume examines the changing patterns of political participation over the past quarter of a century and the ways they have altered the relationship between