Social Science, Political Science and Democracy Today

A review essay on the following books is presented: (1) When the People Speak: Deliberative Democracy and Public Consultation by James S. Fishkin (Oxford University Press, 2009); (2) Theories of the Democratic State edited by John Dryzek and Patrick Dunleavy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009); (3) The Eyes of the People: Democracy in an Age of Spectatorship by Jeffrey E. Green (Oxford University Press, 2009); and (4) The Social Sciences and Democracy edited by Jeroen van Bouwel (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).