Democracy in Captivity: Prisoners, Patients, and the Limits of Self-Government
University of California Press, 2023.
Can democratic practices survive where those subject to authority cannot replace or hold their rulers accountable? The book examines participatory reforms inside prisons and hospitals and shows how inclusion often stabilizes domination rather than overcoming it.
At Risk
Under contract with the University of California Press. Expected completion 2027.
A study of how efforts to address childhood disadvantage risk reproducing it.
Christopher D. Berk 