Explores the challenges facing democracies in the twentyfirst centuryIn Democratic Failure Melissa Schwartzberg and Daniel Viehoff bring together a distinguished group of interdisciplinary scholars in political science law and philosophy to explore the key questions and challenges facing democracies both in the past and present around the world.In ten timely essays contributors examine the fascinating centuriesold question of whether or not democracy can ever fulfill the promise of its ideals. Together they explore lessons from the history of democracy various failures of democratic representation and more. Ultimately this latest installment of the NOMOS series provides thoughtprovoking insights into how we conceptualize measure and address democratic erosion in our presentday world.