How we diagnose the state of democracy today depends on how we define democracy.

Atanssow, Ewa (2015) How we diagnose the state of democracy today depends on how we define democracy. [Online resource]

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Is democracy in crisis? The sentiment has become commonplace, particularly in response to phenomena like the rise of the Islamic State, and ever-growing corporate dominance. Ewa Atanssow argues that our perspective on this question must depend on how we conceive democracy itself.