PRIVACY POLICY

Democracy Imagined questions the effectiveness of existing electoral mechanisms to truly reflect the will of the people and highlighting the disconnect between elected representatives and the demographic and political landscape of the populace. It aims to philosophically dissect these problems and propose radical solutions for achieving a more authentic and representative democracy. It does so in an unusual way: by being a thought experiment —a difficult one, too. But have a

Is there anything morally problematic with the financial industry's risk-taking behaviour in the expectation of a bailout?

Many complain about the power of party members to select leaders. I argue that, in fact, they should be more empowered.

Why do republican political philosophers think that monarchy makes us unfree, even if kings and queens never use their powers.

How can suspended democracies represent our interests? In less stable states with socioeconomic instability, which interests are legitimate?

Governments have been afforded substantial emergency powers to deal with CoVid19. Does this leave us subject to authoritarianism?