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Chapter 1. Introduction: Democracy in Times of Crises -- Part 1. Challenges, Crises and Threats to Democracy -- Chapter 2. The Crisis of Democracy and the Importance of Mixed Government -- Chapter 3. Democracy Erodes from the Top. Public Opinion and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe -- Part 2. Defining the Limits of Democratic Governance -- Chapter 4. Limits of Democracy -- Chapter 5. The battle of Salamis and the future of democracy -- Part 3. Policies Towards Improving the Quality of Democratic Governance -- Chapter 6. Policy Making by Randomly Selected Assemblies. The Perspective of Elected Politicians -- Chapter 7. Legislature by Lot. A way out of the Problems of Modern Democracy or Just Another Unrealistic Approach? -- Chapter 8. Asymmetric Information, Social Choices and Democracy -- Part 4. Intertemporal Aspects of Democracy Regarding Ancient and Modern Greece and the World -- Chapter 9. Democracy in Times Ancient and Modern. About the Relevancy of the Ancient Greek Experience for our Own Societies -- Chapter 10. Europe in Modern Greece: The Constant Navarino -- Part 5. Modern Aspects of Law in relation to the Present-Day Democratic Institutions -- Chapter 11. Democracy and Social Rights -- Chapter 12. Public Confidence and the Judiciary in a Democratic Society.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Democracy and Salamis -- Part 1. The Democratic Implications of the Battle of Salamis -- Chapter 2. Herodotus on Rationality and Cooperation Before Salamis -- Chapter 3. Greece's Finest hour? The Democratic Implications of the Battle of Salamis -- Chapter 4. Salamis as Inflection point: Militarization, Politicization, and Democratization -- Part 2. The Strategies that Lead to Monumental Victories -- Chapter 5. Themistocles: Leadership and Grand Strategy -- Chapter 6. Salamis and Actium: Lessons From two Decisive Ancient Naval Battles in Greek Waters -- Chapter 7. The Legacy of the Battle of Thermopylae -- Part 3. The Institutional and Societal Implications of the Battle of Salamis -- Chapter 8. The Institutional Roots of a Naval Victory -- Chapter 9. The Battle of Salamis and the Democratization of Justice -- Chapter 10. Coping With Chronic Warfare. The Athenian Experience -- Chapter 11. Rowing and Democratic Memory: Salamis in Aristophanic Comedy -- Part 4. The Sociopolitical Background Before and After the Emergence of Democracy and the Battle of Salamis -- Chapter 12. Ancient Greek Political Science: Parochial or Universal? -- Chapter 13. The Emergence of Democracy: A Behavioural Perspective -- Chapter 14. Antigone, the Demos, the Law, and the Money -- Chapter 15. Honouring the War Dead in the Democratic Athens.

In this book, well-renowned international scholars discuss topics related to various aspects of the history of the Battle of Salamis, inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at Salamis. They present deductions from the battle that can be useful for today, and seek answers for a more prosperous and brighter future for our societies. Their analyses are divided into five parts in the book: 1) The democratic implications of the Battle of Salamis; 2) The strategies that lead to monumental naval victories; 3) The institutional implications of the Battle of Salamis; 4) Various societal aspects of the Athenian democracy; 5) The interconnections between two glorious battles: Thermopylae and Salamis. This book is the first out of two edited volumes as a sequel of an international academic conference titled Salamis and Democracy: 2500 Years After that took place between October 3rd and October 5th, 2020, on the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the great historical event of the Battle of Salamis, which saved Greek culture and the newly founded democratic regimes throughout the Hellenic world during the Classical period (508-323 BCE). The book is a must-read for scholars and students of history, political science, economics, and law, as well as policy-makers interested in a better understanding of classical, ancient, and political history, democracy, strategy, governance, and social choice.