1. Introduction2. Measuring Democracy: From Optimism about Progress to Democratic Backsliding3. The Ideology of Populism and the New Cleavage4. The Crisis of Representation and Alienated Democracy5. Crises in Democracy6. Opportunities and Dangers7. Democratic Action in the Face of RegressionNotesBibliographyIndex
Armin Schäfer is Professor of Political Science at the University of Mainz.Michael Zürn is Professor of International Relations at the Free University of Berlin.