Compromises in Democracy

Sandrine Baume is Professor at the Centre for Public Law of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. She is a political theorist and a historian of ideas. Her research focuses mainly on democratic theory. Her recent work concentrates on the imperative of transparency in public affairs, the value of compromise in democracy and the impact of misinformation on the quality of the democratic process Stephanie Novak is Associate Professor of political science and international relations at the University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy. Her research interests include decisional processes, EU institutions, informal norms, transparency and accountability.

1. Introduction.- 2. Compromise and the People's Two Bodies, Alin Fumurescu.- 3.Compromise and Majority Rule: How their Dynamic Affects Democracy, Patrick Overeem.- 4. Compromise and Publicity in Democracy: An Ambiguous Relationship, Sandrine Baume & Stéphanie Novak.- 5. Agonistic Compromise, Manon Westphal.- 6. Compromise between Incommensurable Values, Martijn Boot.- 7. Cultural Compromise, Dominik Gerber.- 8. Militant Consociational Democracy: The Political Exclusion of the Extreme-Right in Belgium, Matthijs Bogaards.- 9. Towards a Sociology of Social Compromise: Social Compromise Amongst Victims of Conflict in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Sri Lanka, John D. Brewer.