"The liberal democratic experiment was built on the prospect of social solidarity and the promise of shared prosperity. But fraying solidarity and rising economic insecurity have undermined confidence in democratic politics. Can liberal democracy withstand the polarizing forces of economic insecurity and social fragmentation? In this collection Rosenbluth and Weir have assembled a dream team of scholars who tackle this most important question.  The result is an innovative and outstanding work of rigor and bracing clarity."
— Robert Lieberman, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science, Johns Hopkins University