James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University where he is Professor of Communication, Professor of Political Science (by courtesy), Senior Fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. His work focuses on Deliberative Polling, a process of deliberative public consultation that has been conducted more than 150 times around the world, and he is the author of Democracy When the People Are Thinking (OUP, 2020) among others.

In this excellent book, James Fishkin brilliantly illuminates the essence of what democracy is and what it needs to survive. At this moment in world history, we are all lucky to have the benefit of Fishkin's wisdom.

• List of Figures List of Tables 1: Overview 2: When the People Rule: Criteria for Popular Control 3: Deliberative Democracy: A Dialogue between Theory and Practice 4: Toward a Deliberative-Competitive System 5: Institutions for a More Deliberative Society Appendices Endnotes References Index

James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University where he is Professor of Communication, Professor of Political Science (by courtesy), Senior Fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. His work focuses on Deliberative Polling, a process of deliberative public consultation that has been conducted more than 150 times around the world, and he is the author of Democracy When the People Are Thinking (OUP, 2020) among others.

In this excellent book, James Fishkin brilliantly illuminates the essence of what democracy is and what it needs to survive. At this moment in world history, we are all lucky to have the benefit of Fishkin's wisdom.

• List of Figures List of Tables 1: Overview 2: When the People Rule: Criteria for Popular Control 3: Deliberative Democracy: A Dialogue between Theory and Practice 4: Toward a Deliberative-Competitive System 5: Institutions for a More Deliberative Society Appendices Endnotes References Index

James S. Fishkin holds the Janet M. Peck Chair in International Communication at Stanford University where he is Professor of Communication, Professor of Political Science (by courtesy), Senior Fellow of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Director of the Deliberative Democracy Lab. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. His work focuses on Deliberative Polling, a process of deliberative public consultation that has been conducted more than 150 times around the world, and he is the author of Democracy When the People Are Thinking (OUP, 2020) among others.

In this excellent book, James Fishkin brilliantly illuminates the essence of what democracy is and what it needs to survive. At this moment in world history, we are all lucky to have the benefit of Fishkin's wisdom.

• List of Figures List of Tables 1: Overview 2: When the People Rule: Criteria for Popular Control 3: Deliberative Democracy: A Dialogue between Theory and Practice 4: Toward a Deliberative-Competitive System 5: Institutions for a More Deliberative Society Appendices Endnotes References Index