Owen Kelly wrote one of the seminal books on cultural democracy in the 80s and returns now with a fresh take on a concept that has re-emerged with growing urgency in the last decade. This new book brings a unique, in depth philosophical take on the concepts and principles of cultural democracy, written by one of the key thinkers in the field. Cultural democracy is a subject taught on many Arts Management programmes and this book will be valuable reading for students in that it brings these issues and questions up to date and provides a framework for thinking through the conflicting ideologies in cultural policies and practices. The writing style is clear and direct, ideal for students and practitioners. Although it deals with often complex ideas, it does so without jargon and without assuming much prior knowledge of the term.