Citizen Participation in Multi-level Democracies offers an overview of new forms of participatory democracy in federally and regionally organised multi-level st

Explores ways to make democracy work better, with particular focus on the integral role of local institutions.

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

Public authorities from all levels of government increasingly turn to Citizens' Assemblies, Juries, Panels and other representative deliberative processes to ta

This collection discusses the challenges of reforming EU democracy through increased citizen participation beyond elections. It asks fundamental questions such