Chapter 1 Challenge or Crisis of Democracy

Chapter 2 Crisis of Democracy? Views of Experts and Citizens

Chapter 3 Political Inequality in Voting

Chapter 4 Are Programmatic Alternatives Disappearing? The Quality of Election Manifestos in 21 OECD Countries Since the 1950s

Chapter 5 Are Right-Wing Populist Parties a Threat to Democracy?

Chapter 6 Inequality in Political Representation: Is the Lower Social Stratum Worse Represented?

Chapter 7 Decline or Change? Party Types and the Crisis of Representative Democracy

Chapter 8 Parties, Do You See the Signs? Popular Opinions on Inequality and Responsiveness of Political Parties

Chapter 9 Democracy Without Choice: Citizens’ Perceptions of Government’s Autonomy During the Eurozone Crisis

Chapter 10 Globalization and Democracy: Does Denationalization Affect the Quality of Democracy?

Chapter 11 Is Capitalism Compatible with Democracy?

Chapter 13 Why Do Established Democracies Violate Human Rights?

Chapter 14 Constitutional Courts in Democracy: Inducing or Preventing Crisis?

Chapter 15 Conclusion: Is the Crisis of Democracy an Invention?