Democracy in Crisis?: The Putney Debates 2023

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Richard W Clary (Harvard Law School, USA) Zim Nwokora (Deakin University, Australia)

Democracy in Crisis?

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ISBN: 9781509980895

The Putney Debates 2023

Richard W Clary (Harvard Law School, USA), Zim Nwokora (Deakin University, Australia), DJ Galligan (University of Oxford, UK)

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Hart Publishing
11 December 2025

Comparative law; Constitutional & administrative law

This volume explores the state of representative democracy on the global stage.

It does this against the backdrop of crises such as the USA Capitol attack on 6 January 2021, recent refusals to accept election results in various countries, and attempts to restrict the voting franchise, as well as longer-term trends such as the rise of populism and declining trust in political elites.

The first substantive chapter examines representative democracy in theory, history and practice today. Taking the representative model as their point of departure, the subsequent chapters explore a range of themes in relation to this model.

The contributions include timely reappraisals of democracy in countries, such as the UK and USA, with old, well-established democratic structures, as well as analyses of the state of democracy in regions such as Africa, Asia and South America, where democracy has had a more chequered history.

Across all of its chapters, the book invites readers to rethink fundamental questions about representative democracy: Why is it valuable? How should it be organised? Do steps need to be taken to strengthen representative democracy, and if so, what are those steps?

The volume’s target audience – politicians, public servants and interested members of the public – are provided with arguments and evidence to form their own views at a time when the ideals and practices of representative democracy are being challenged around the world, and new ideas and initiatives to revitalise it are being debated and implemented.

Edited by: Richard W Clary (Harvard Law School USA), Zim Nwokora (Deakin University, Australia), DJ Galligan (University of Oxford, UK)
Imprint: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781509980895
ISBN 10: 150998089X
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 11 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard W Clary is Lecturer in Law, Harvard Law School, USA. Zim Nwokora is Senior Lecturer in Politics & Policy Studies at Deakin University, Australia. DJ Galligan is Emeritus Professor of Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, UK.