The paper draws from Sergio Caruso’s reflections that the ‘extension’ and ‘intensification’ of citizenship are inseparable democracy. Within this framework, it questions how innovative formulations democracy such as so-called ‘deliberative arenas’ can contribute to strengthening citizenship. Specific attention is devoted public debate on major works, a privileged field inquiry for some assessme...

Robert LaFollette, the great progressive Senator and presidential candidate, famously argued that, ‘‘The cure for what ails democracy is more democracy.’’ One might aptly characterize Bruce Cain’s book, Democracy More or Less, as an extended rebuttal to LaFollette’s populist prescription for healing the body politic. Cain mounts a sustained assault on what he sees as the naı̈vely Whiggish optimi...