Citizenship and Democratic Innovations in Europe

"Citizens´ juries, participatory budgeting and direct democracy: this book presents a detailed analysis of the most important democratic innovations in Western and Eastern Europe in the last decades."

Yves Sintomer, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK

"When democratic life weakens, the knee-jerk reaction is to innovate. Innovation could lead to salvation and the question is for whom: could the citizens benefit - or would reinterpreting democracy lead to throwing the baby with the bath water, leading to unchecked rule? This innovative collection walks the tightrope of rigorous clarity between the two scenarios and is guided by the unquestionable ideal of keeping democratic legitimation of power alive."

Dimitry V. Kochenov, Central European University Democracy Institute, Budapest and Vienna