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Introduction: Democracy for or against?

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The question of democracy—for or against? Is less a dichotomous choice than a matter of sliding scales. All agree that the people ought to have some involvement and virtually nobody believes that all must govern all the time. This Introduction presents a tour d’horizon of the historical debate and presents a brief summary of the different arguments in this Symposium.

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  1. Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, Cheetah Road, Coventry, CV1 2TL, UK

    Matt Qvortrup

  2. Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets, N.W., Washington, DC, 20057, USA

    Jason Brennan

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Qvortrup, M., Brennan, J. Introduction: Democracy for or against?. Eur Polit Sci 18, 583–586 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-018-0196-1

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