Routledge Studies in Democratic Innovations

Representative democracy faces several major challenges in contemporary times. Two of the most prominent challenges are the problematic functioning of its institutions and the decreasing popular legitimacy of its decision-making process. The gap between citizens and institutions widens and has major impact on politics and society.

This book series on Democratic Innovations bridges the gap between various perspectives on democratic innovations. It examines the determinants, functioning and consequences of democratic innovations from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. It accepts proposals in the form of monographs or edited volumes that feature relevant aspects for the development of this area of research and both single-case studies and comparative approaches on any form of democratic innovation as long as these are of interest to a broader audience. Of particular interest will be:

• democratic innovations in theory and in practice
• the impact of democratic innovations on policy, politics or society
• how those involved in democratic innovations understand, perceive and influence their functioning
• the contemporary challenges of democratic innovations

If you have an idea for a new book in Routledge Studies in Democratic Innovations, please approach the series editors via e-mail to discuss your project and to receive the required template for book proposals.

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Sergiu Gherghina: Sergiu.Gherghina@glasgow.ac.uk

Camille Bedock: c.bedock@sciencespobordeaux.fr