"The book's integration of recognition-based explanations for populism and philosophical debates over the meaning and value of respect, rights, and democracy will appeal to a wide range of readers. It will be of particular interest to scholars and students in political science, philosophy, sociology, history, and law"--

Christian F. Rostbøll is Professor of Political Theory at University of Copenhagen and he holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He is author of Deliberative Freedom (2008) and numerous articles on political and democratic theory, as well as co-editor of Compromise and Disagreement in Contemporary Political Theory (2018).

Introduction: recognition of the people; 1. Recognition and the politics of resentment; 2. Respect, esteem, and solidarity; 3. Rights and the populist claim for recognition; 4. Procedures, outcomes, or identification? 5. Respecting disagreement; 6. Publicity and correcting democracy.