"What happens to a society--and a planet--when capitalism outgrows democracy? The tensions between democracy and capitalism are longstanding, and they have been laid bare by the social effects of COVID-19. The narrative of "essential workers" has provided thin cover for the fact that society's...

In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis an important conceptual battleground for democratic theorists ought to be, it would seem, the capitalist firm. We are now painfully aware that the typical model of government in so-called “investor-owned” firms remains profoundly oligarchic,...

Purpose – This paper aims to use the Capability Approach in order to shed light on the capability for voice of workers in an industrial restructuring process. Design/methodology/approach – The research relies on conceptual frames and distinctions borrowed from Amartya Sen, Jon Elster and...