Ulrich Beck, University of Munich (LMU), Germany and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UKNoam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USAJohn Dryzek, Australian National University, AustraliaJohn Dunn, University of Cambridge, UK and Chiba University, JapanFrancis Fukuyama, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, USADavid Held, University of Durham, UKRamin Jahanbegloo, York University, CanadaJohn Keane, University of Sydney, Australia and Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (WZB), GermanyPierre Rosanvallon, Collège de France, FranceThomas Seeley, Cornell University, USAAlbert Weale, University College London, UK

'This book is a must for anyone interested in new ways of thinking about democracy. The lively and engaging style of the conversations with leading theorists made the collection a compelling read from start to finish.' Paulina Tambakaki, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, UK 'Democratic Theorists in Conversation is a timely, kaleidoscopic set of stimulating interviews, producing fresh and surprising insights into the past, present, and possibly future practices of democracy.' Nikolas Kompridis, Professorial Fellow in Philosophy, University of Western Sydney, Australia 'The interview is an under-utilized but hugely rewarding resource in political theory. In this book the reader gets to listen-in to conversations with leading philosophers and intellectuals as they speak in their own words about the challenges and hopes of democracy today.' Simone Chambers, Professor of Political Theory, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada

• 1. Introduction: New Democratic Theory? 2. The Impossibility of 'Knowing' Democracy; with John Dunn 3. The Changing History of Democracy; with Albert Weale 4. Democracy Before and After the State; with Francis Fukuyama 5. The Cultural Turn in New Democratic Theory; with Ramin Jahanbegloo 6. Questions about the New Democratic Theory; with David Held 7. The Reflexive Modernisation of Democracy; with Ulrich Beck 8. Twists of Democratic Governance; with John Dryzek 9. Certain Turns of Modernity in Democratic Theory; with Pierre Rosanvallon 10. Broadening the Democratic Imagination; with John Keane 11. Nonhuman Democratic Practice; with Thomas Seeley 12. Global Leviathan Rising; with Noam Chomsky 13. Conclusion; Shapes of the Frontier