Provides a critical review of the political theory of compromise and disagreement using a historical and philosophical analyses that explain and assess the meaning, use, and value of compromise in politics.

Introduction: Compromise and Disagreement [Christian F. Rostbøll and Theresa Scavenius] Part 1: The Justification and Limits of Compromise 1. Compromise and Toleration: Responding to Disagreement [Christian F. Rostbøll] 2. No Compromise on Racial Equality [Simon Cabulea May] 3. Compromise and the Value of Widely Accepted Laws [Fabian Wendt] Part 2: The practice of compromise 4. The Ethics of Compromise[Daniel M. Weinstock] 5. Compromise as a Normative Ideal for Pluralistic Politics [Manon Westphal] 6. Political Compromise in Party Democracy: An Overlooked Puzzle in Kelsen's Democratic Theory [David Ragazzoni] Part 3: Pluralism and compromise 7. Compromise, Value Pluralism, and Democratic Liberalism [Patrick Overeem] 8. Are Compromises More Inclusive of Non-Liberals? [Tore Vincents Olsen] 9. Public Epistemology as a Compromise: Why Should We Agree to Disagree? [Aurélia Bardon] Part 4: Political challenges to compromise 10. Compromise and Political Language [Michael Freeden] 11. The Role of Political and Self-representation in Compromise [Alin Fumurescu]