To an ancient Greek democrat (of any stripe), all our modern democratic systems would count as “oligarchy”. ... It was government by mass meeting, ...

Political scientist Josiah Ober argues that the successes of ancient Greek democracy can serve as a model for the democratic governments of today. But it may not be easy to apply ancient lessons ...

The ancient Greeks famously invented democracy. But what was Greek democracy actually like - and how was it different from the 21st-century kind? What's in a word?We may live in a very different ...