Scenes of a Discontented Marriage – this civic tragedy is currently being staged across Western democracies, and demonstrates how far apart the rulers and the ruled live. From one day to the next, nothing really happens. This volume reviews the history governance and shows how tense the relationship has always been. The fact that chancellors have replaced kings and citizens have replaced peasants hasn't really changed anything. On the other hand, this misalliance is extremely durable – again and again, following bloody conflicts, it has rearranged itself and found a new equilibrium of frustration. The hope that despite everything, it might still steadily progress, must now once again be buried.
