Examines the democratic legitimacy of international organisations from a republican perspective, diagnoses the EU as suffering from a democratic disconnect and

Combining international political theory and EU studies, Richard Bellamy provides an original account of the democratic legitimacy of international organisation

The social welfare state has come under increasing pressure, raising serious doubts about its survival. This book represents an interdisciplinary, multimethodol

Explores how republican political thought can make a constructive and distinctive contribution to our understanding of democracy and the challenges it faces.