Realism, Ideology, and the Convulsions of Democracy [electronic resource] / edited by Mikayla Novak, Marta Podemska-Mikluch, Richard E. Wagner.

Introduction Meg Tuszynski -- Beneficial vs. Problematic Entanglement: A Taxonomy-Rosolino Candela -- Can Classical Liberalism Transcend the Distinction Between Reason and Sentiment?-Dave Hebert -- Mr. President, Tear Down This Fence-Jim Caton -- Community and Reason in a Pluralistic World-Laurent Dobuzinskis -- Nonideal Fairness: Searching for a Pragmatically Virtuous Entanglement-Kevin Vallier.-Trust, Polarization, and Affective Looping: The Emotional Decay of Liberalism-Vlad Tarko -- Economic efficiency and moral values-Giampaolo Garzarelli -- Duality, Liberty, and Realism in Entangled Political Economy.

This edited volume explores the tension between reason and sentiment in democracies and its contribution to the decline of liberalism. Bringing together classical liberal scholars with a deep knowledge of public choice ideas, the chapters delve into this tension from a variety of perspectives. Building on the principle of entangled political economy, as articulated by Richard E. Wagner, this volume engages with new facets of the relationship between choice and consequence and their implications for democratic politics. Advocating for a reframing of public choice theory as compatible with civic republicanism, this volume will be of interest to students and scholars of public choice, political economy, political theory, governance, and economic policy.