Is Equality Self-Evident?
January 22, 2021
Robert A. Dahl— In words that were to become famous throughout the world, in 1776 the authors of the American Declaration of Independence announced: “We hold these truths to be… READ MORE
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The Paradox of Democratic Reforms
April 29, 2020
Frances McCall Rosenbluth and Ian Shapiro— Since the 1960s, powerful movements across the democratic world have pursued reforms meant to bring politics closer to the people. Many political parties have… READ MORE
Robert Dahl and the Future of Democracy, A Year and a Half After His Passing
July 21, 2015
Ian Shapiro— Robert Dahl died on February 5, 2014 at the age of ninety-eight. He might well have been the most important political scientist of the last century, and he… READ MORE
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