This title was first published in 2000: The essays gathered in this volume cover a wide range of theoretical and practical issues concerning a variety of problems which democracies confront time and again. Their aim is to look at challenges to democracy that evolve from within democracy.

Part 1 Historical perspectives: political assassination - a historian's perspective, Eli Barnavi-- freedom of speech - right or privilege? Jack Pole-- loyalty, treason and sedition in the United States during crisis times, Arnon Gutfeld. Part 2 Philosophical and sociological perspectives: tolerance and emotions, Aharon Ben-Ze'ev-- democracy and multiculturalism, Will Kymlicka and Raphael Cohen-Almagor-- challenges to Canadian liberal democracy, Warren Kinsella-- dominant political culture and political mutations in Israel, Moshe Lissak. Part 3 Legal perspectives: is there a case for constitutional dictatorship in Israel? Claude Klein-- freedom of expression and its limitations, Aharon Barak-- the control of civil disorder in Britain, Geoffrey Marshall-- reflections on administrative detention in Israel - a critique, Raphael Cohen-Almagor. Part 4 Political and media perspectives: causes and results of political assassination - on Rabin's legacy, Oded Balaban-- the Middle Eastern media coverage of Prime Minister Rabin's assassination, Saul Zadka-- the boundaries of liberty and tolerance in the Canadian north - media, ethics, and the emergence of the Inuit homeland of Nunavut, Valerie Alia.