David Runciman is Professor of Politics at Cambridge University and the former Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies. His previous books for Profile include Confronting Leviathan, Where Power Stops and How Democracy Ends. He writes regularly about politics for the London Review of Books and hosted the widely acclaimed weekly podcast Talking Politics.
Praise for David Runciman: 'A clear and forceful writer' - Financial Times 'Runciman's flair for turning a pithy andpungent phrase is one of the things toadmire about his writing ... That and[his] cogency, subtlety and style' -Observer 'Refreshingly free of received andrehearsed wisdoms, Runciman doesn'ttiptoe around sacred cows and invites usto take part in that most adult way of thinking: to examine contradictory ideasin tandem and ponder what the dissonance amounts to' - Australian