Democratic Theorists in Conversation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Introduction: New Democratic Theory?

   • Jean-Paul Gagnon

   Pages 1-13

3. The Impossibility of ‘Knowing’ Democracy

   • John Dunn

   Pages 14-29

4. The Changing History of Democracy

   • Albert Weale

   Pages 30-41

5. Democracy Before and After the State

   • Francis Fukuyama

   Pages 42-55

6. The Cultural Turn in New Democratic Theory

   • Ramin Jahanbegloo

   Pages 56-71

7. Questions about the New Democratic Theory

   • David Held

   Pages 72-84

8. The Reflexive Modernization of Democracy

   • Ulrich Beck

   Pages 85-100

9. Twists of Democratic Governance

   • John Dryzek

   Pages 101-116

10. Certain Turns of Modernity in Democratic Theory

    • Pierre Rosanvallon

    Pages 117-130

11. Enlivening the Democratic Imagination

    • John Keane

    Pages 131-147

12. Nonhuman Democratic Practice: Democracy among the Bees

    • Thomas Seeley

    Pages 148-158

13. Global Leviathan Rising

    • Noam Chomsky

    Pages 159-167

14. Conclusion: Shapes of the Frontier

    • Jean-Paul Gagnon

    Pages 168-177

15. Back Matter

    Pages 178-196

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Democracy has changed considerably in recent years to the extent that our contemporary understanding differs greatly from long-held democratic values. In this collection, renowned democratic theorists from Noam Chomsky to Francis Fukuyama give their thoughts on 'new democratic theory' and its implications for the study and practice of democracy.

• democracy
• governance
• Leviathan

'This book is a must for anyone interested in new ways of thinking about democracy. The lively and engaging style of the conversations with leading theorists made the collection a compelling read from start to finish.' Paulina Tambakaki, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, UK

'Democratic Theorists in Conversation is a timely, kaleidoscopic set of stimulating interviews, producing fresh and surprising insights into the past, present, and possibly future practices of democracy.' Nikolas Kompridis, Professorial Fellow in Philosophy, University of Western Sydney, Australia

'The interview is an under-utilized but hugely rewarding resource in political theory. In this book the reader gets to listen-in to conversations with leading philosophers and intellectuals as they speak in their own words about the challenges and hopes of democracy today.' Simone Chambers, Professor of Political Theory, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada

• Australian Catholic University, Australia

  Jean-Paul Gagnon

Ulrich Beck, University of Munich (LMU), Germany and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA John Dryzek, Australian National University, Australia John Dunn, University of Cambridge, UK and Chiba University, Japan Francis Fukuyama, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, USA David Held, University of Durham, UK Ramin Jahanbegloo, York University, Canada John Keane, University of Sydney, Australia and Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), Germany Pierre Rosanvallon, Collège de France, France Thomas Seeley, Cornell University, USA Albert Weale, University College London, UK