Representation

Karen Celis and Sarah Childs argue that if we are to make our democracies more equal and more representative, we need a multifaceted approach.

Hannah Arendt’s work can shed light on the reinvigoration of democracy at a time of corroded trust in political institutions, an emboldened far right, and ecological breakdown.

Citizens’ assemblies will not be a silver bullet for the climate crisis.

For proponents of deliberative democracy, today’s representative regimes offer nothing more than illusion.

Silja Kudel asks how far women’s participation in politics has taken Finland on the road to an equal society.

Green parties are vocal advocates of racial justice, but does the rhetoric match the reality?