Dr. Roslyn Fuller is a research associate at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. Her latest book, Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Purpose, was published by Zed Books in November.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Snowden: A Whistle-Blower Who Lived to Tell About It
Roslyn Fuller reviews "Permanent Record," the new book from NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden....
Democracy: The Best of the Worst? A Conversation with Paul Cartledge
Roslyn Fuller talks with Paul Cartledge about Brexit, polarization, and the recent reissue of his book "Democracy: A Life."...
Democracy Versus Liberalism
Roslyn Fuller considers Josiah Ober's "Demopolis: Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice."...
Pirates, Democracy, and the Digital Revolution
Roslyn Fuller considers the Pirate Party's recent success in Iceland and whether it could signal a new path in American politics....
“Against Democracy” and “Against Elections”: Where Do We Go From Here?
Two books argue against democracy as it is practiced and explore alternatives. No, not dictatorship....
Democracy — Too Much of a Good Thing?
Roslyn Fuller and Andrew Sullivan discuss the United States’s current political system and debate whether more or less of it is beneficial....
The United States Is Not a Democracy
EVEN IN AN ELECTION YEAR, there’s little that induces an instinctive yawn like a book about democracy. As a theme, ...
