In 1968, parts of political science engaged in radical reform. Drawing on biographical experiences, the author seeks the basic idea of this revolt in an understanding of democracy that focuses on the never-ending task of creating more democratic conditions through radical reform - and calls on political science to return to this basic idea.

Prof. em. Dr. Rainer Eisfeld, Fachbereich Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften, Universität Osnabrück