Ruling the void the hollowing of western democracy by peter mair 395 rating details 235 ratings 26 reviews in the long established democracies of western europe electoral turnouts are in decline membership is shrinking in the major parties and those who remain loyal partisans are sapped of enthusiasm. Ruling the void the hollowing of western democracy ruling the void throughout the long established democracies of western europe electoral turnouts are in decline party membership is. This item ruling the void the hollowing of western democracy by peter mair paperback 2499 only 1 left in stock order soon sold by emilias bookstore and ships from amazon fulfillment. Ruling the void analyzes democratic trends over the last few decades in europe and america and argues that there are two complementary processes at work popular disengagement and the withdrawal of political elites from a representative role are both contributing to the death of the political party and with it the characteristic form of western democracy