Paul Pierson

A provocative exploration of how America's democratic crisis is rooted in a dangerous mismatch between our Constitution and today's nationalised, partisan politics. The ground beneath American political institutions has moved, with national politics subsuming and transforming the local. As a result, American democracy is in trouble. In this paradigm-shifting book, political scientists Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler bring a sharp...

A provocative exploration of how America's democratic crisis is rooted in a dangerous mismatch between our Constitution and today's nationalised, partisan politics. The ground beneath American political institutions has moved, with national politics subsuming and transforming the local. As a result, American democracy is in trouble. In this paradigm-shifting book, political scientists Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler bring a sharp...