GERRY STOKER is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton and Centenary Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia.

• IntroductionPART ONE MASS DEMOCRACY: TRIUMPH AND DISAPPOINTMENT1. The Triumph of Democracy?2. Global Dissatisfaction with Politics3. Explanations for Political Disenchantment4. The Politics of Mass Democracies: Designed-In Disappointment?PART TWO THE PATHOLOGIES OF POLITICAL PRACTICE5. The Decline of Citizen Engagement?6. The Professionalization of Activism and Multi-Speed Activism7. The Dangers of Cynicism8. The Perils of PopulismPART THREE SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS9. Politics for Amateurs10. Reviving Political Institutions11. Creating a New Civic ArenaConclusions.

GERRY STOKER is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton and Centenary Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia.

• IntroductionPART ONE MASS DEMOCRACY: TRIUMPH AND DISAPPOINTMENT1. The Triumph of Democracy?2. Global Dissatisfaction with Politics3. Explanations for Political Disenchantment4. The Politics of Mass Democracies: Designed-In Disappointment?PART TWO THE PATHOLOGIES OF POLITICAL PRACTICE5. The Decline of Citizen Engagement?6. The Professionalization of Activism and Multi-Speed Activism7. The Dangers of Cynicism8. The Perils of PopulismPART THREE SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS9. Politics for Amateurs10. Reviving Political Institutions11. Creating a New Civic ArenaConclusions.

GERRY STOKER is Professor of Politics and Governance at the University of Southampton and Centenary Professor at the University of Canberra, Australia.

• IntroductionPART ONE MASS DEMOCRACY: TRIUMPH AND DISAPPOINTMENT1. The Triumph of Democracy?2. Global Dissatisfaction with Politics3. Explanations for Political Disenchantment4. The Politics of Mass Democracies: Designed-In Disappointment?PART TWO THE PATHOLOGIES OF POLITICAL PRACTICE5. The Decline of Citizen Engagement?6. The Professionalization of Activism and Multi-Speed Activism7. The Dangers of Cynicism8. The Perils of PopulismPART THREE SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS9. Politics for Amateurs10. Reviving Political Institutions11. Creating a New Civic ArenaConclusions.