On Democracy

The last half of the 20th century has been an era of democratic triumph. The main anti-democratic regimes – communist, fascist, Nazi – have disappeared, and new democracies are emerging vigorously or tentatively throughout the world. In this book, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time provides a primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is valuable, how it works, and what challenges it confronts in the future.