David Runciman


<p> David Runciman is a professor of politics at the University of Cambridge and a fellow at Trinity Hall. This article is an excerpt from his forthcoming book The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present. Copyright © 2013 by Princeton University Press. Reprinted by permission. </p>
Articles by David Runciman
Greta Thunberg attends the Youth for Climate march in Brussels on Feb. 21.  Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images
Greta Thunberg attends the Youth for Climate march in Brussels on Feb. 21. Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call