The broad expansion of non-electoral political participation is considered one of the major changes in the nature of democratic citizenship in the 21st century.

To the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred citizens. To the Icelandic V

Has there ever been a period in modern history when democratic politics seemed more unpredictable or unruly? The old rules by which politics was once both order

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be

Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United Sta