Archive - The Civic Bargain

Can Better Political Bargaining Make Better Democracy?

A new book explains why and how.

May 7 •

March 2025

How Much Monarchy Does America Want?

And Guess Who's Going to Finally Decide?

Mar 15 •

February 2025

The Civic Bargain Summary Series (#5)

How Great Britain's Medieval Monarchy Became a Modern Democracy

Feb 22 •

December 2024

The Civic Bargain Summary Series (#4)

Ancient Rome Builds the Civic Bargain of a Great Democratic Republic

Dec 16, 2024 •

November 2024

The Civic Bargain Summary Series (#3)

How Ancient Athenians Created the World’s First Democracy and Civic Bargain

Nov 5, 2024 •

October 2024

September 2024

July 2024

Podcast: Manville & Ober Discuss The Civic Bargain, with Cato Institute's Jonathan Fortier

My co-author and I reflect on major themes of our 2023 book, in the context of today's political issues

Jul 31, 2024 •

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June 2024

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