Democracy is on the run and elected governments are suffering from a legitimacy crisis.
Legislatures are increasingly seen as unrepresentative. To give legitimacy to democratic
government experts argue that we need more democracy and more opportunities for direct citizen
participation. Representative democracy needs to be complemented by forms of direct engagement
such as referendums popular votes the recall citizens' juries eDemocracy etc. This is what
we term Complementary Democracy. In this book experts from the worlds of practice and theory
come together to explain - and occasionally critique - these complements to representative
democracy. The volume provides an invaluable starting point for anyone who wants to know more
about the new directions of democratic governance and hopes to inspire those who seek to build
stronger democracies.
