Democracy in Times of Crises

Chapter 1. Introduction: Democracy in Times of Crises.- Part 1. Challenges, Crises and Threats to Democracy.- Chapter 2. The Crisis of Democracy and the Importance of Mixed Government.- Chapter 3. Democracy Erodes from the Top. Public Opinion and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe.- Part 2. Defining the Limits of Democratic Governance.- Chapter 4. Limits of Democracy.- Chapter 5. The battle of Salamis and the future of democracy.- Part 3. Policies Towards Improving the Quality of Democratic Governance.- Chapter 6. Policy Making by Randomly Selected Assemblies. The Perspective of Elected Politicians.- Chapter 7. Legislature by Lot. A way out of the Problems of Modern Democracy or Just Another Unrealistic Approach?.- Chapter 8. Asymmetric Information, Social Choices and Democracy.- Part 4. Intertemporal Aspects of Democracy Regarding Ancient and Modern Greece and the World.- Chapter 9. Democracy in Times Ancient and Modern. About the Relevancy of the Ancient Greek Experience for our Own Societies.- Chapter 10. Europe in Modern Greece: The Constant Navarino.- Part 5. Modern Aspects of Law in relation to the Present-Day Democratic Institutions.- Chapter 11. Democracy and Social Rights.- Chapter 12. Public Confidence and the Judiciary in a Democratic Society.