Politics Without Politicians

Hélène Landemore is a political theorist and professor of political science at Yale University. She is the author of Open Democracy, an influential book that has shaped global debates about citizen participation and democratic legitimacy. Landemore has worked with governments, NGOs, and reformers around the world, from France and Finland to Chile and Taiwan. Her research has been featured in the New Yorker, Financial Times, and The Nation as well as on the Ezra Klein Show.