Examines democracy in the Philippines using the political thought of Jürgen Habermas.

Examines and measures the extent to which statutory language affects judicial behavior.

Examines the political significance of ideas about happiness through the work of utilitarian philosophers William Thompson and Jeremy Bentham.

Looks at the critical role of community members and other interested parties in environmental policy decision making.

An astute assessment of democratic principles and decision-making structures in the global business world.

Essays assessing the impact of globalization on law and court systems across the world.

Presentation of a new, ethical vision of democracy built around self-rule, civic education, and ethical cultivation.

Examines the critical role assumed by the U. S. judiciary in balancing concerns about national security with the protection of liberty after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Argues in favor of a different model of voting behavior.

Argues for the contemporary importance of Thucydides and Plato for both democratic political theory and democratic citizens.

Leading scholars challenge and reinvigorate the pragmatic method of John Dewey.

Essays on Montesquieu and the influence of his thought from the eighteenth century to today.

The first sustained look at the relationship between deliberative democratic theory and the topic of freedom.

Analyzes initiatives aimed at reforming the electoral and government systems of Israel in comparison to other established democracies.

An in-depth look at the theory of solidarity of German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, serving also as a comprehensive introduction to his work.

Reexamines the normative justification for democratic politics.

Argues that increasing levels of transparency do not always change international politics for the better.

A provocative examination of the use and abuse of public opinion polls.

Essays on the need for a more dynamic public philosophy in American politics.

Explores the political implications of Habermas's theory of discourse ethics through a resurrection of its radical potential when applied to participants in decision-making groups.

Examines the contemporary connections between liberal democracy and ethnography through the development of national case studies on the United States and Spain.

Although the government of the United States is traditionally viewed as a democracy, there is considerable disagreement about what democracy means and implies. In a comprehensive study Professor Edelman ...