https://www.opendemocracy.net/stein-ringen/democracy-in-america-part-1-what%27s-wrong-with-gerrymandering
Democracy in America, part 2: What's wrong with signing statements?
https://www.opendemocracy.net/stein-ringen/democracy-in-america-part-2-what%27s-wrong-with-signing-statements
Democracy in America, part 3: What's wrong with court activism?
https://www.opendemocracy.net/stein-ringen/democracy-in-america-part-3-what%27s-wrong-with-court-activism
Democracy in America, part 4: What's wrong with the Supreme Court?
https://www.opendemocracy.net/stein-ringen/democracy-in-america-part-4-what%27s-wrong-with-supreme-court
Democracy in America, part 5: What's wrong with Congress?
https://www.opendemocracy.net/stein-ringen/democracy-in-america-part-5-what%27s-wrong-with-congress
Democracy in America, part 6: What's wrong with democracy in America?
https://www.opendemocracy.net/stein-ringen/democracy-in-america-part-6-what's-wrong-with-democracy-in-america
Stein Ringen is Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford and a Visiting Professor at Richmond, The American International University in London. He has worked as a high government official in his native Norway, in international organisations and as a political journalist. He has held visiting professorships and fellowships in Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Prague, Brno, Barbados, Jerusalem, Sydney, Hong Kong and at Harvard University. His most recent book is Nation of Devils: Democratic Leadership and the Problem of Obedience (Yale 2013), described by the Economist as “Demanding and idealistic, yes, but also democracy for grown-ups.” He can be contacted by email: stein.ringen [at] gtc.ox.ac.uk.
