"Democracies in Crisis" offers an original and systematic evaluation of contemporary trends in democratic politics, such as citizen dissatisfaction, the internationalization of public policy-making, changes in governance and reforms in public administration, and the growing divide between the political arena and the arena of public policy-making. It assesses the key challenges that democracies face today and examines the implications of each challenge on the health of democratic systems. This book provides a comprehensive picture of the state of democratic practice.