Skach convincingly tells us that laws and rules are not sufficient for living together in peace

Carlo Rovelli

Skach's remarkable analysis will change how you see our current moment. The picture she paints of the failing rules-based world order is instantly recognisable. And the imaginative solutions for citizenship are lucid and compelling. This book will help you understand the mess we're in while providing a roadmap for a better future

Ben Rawlence

From a search for laws that can provide the basis for a good society, Skach leads us to re-examine the virtues of a good citizen, one whom people can respect and value as a member of their community

Roger Myerson, University of Chicago, 2007 Nobel Laureate in Economics

When a renowned constitutional scholar explains why the law, enforced by a hierarchy of power, is not enough and is sometimes even the problem, we need to listen

Peter Gray, author of FREE TO LEARN

Drawing on her experience and a wide range of studies by social scientists, Skach urges us to move away from relying on constitutional rules and authorities and toward a 'guerilla' constitutionalism in which we rely on our own resources and resilience to solve our problems . . . This is an incredibly thought-provoking work addressing the crises of governance we face today

Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School

An important reflection on why even the best laws and constitutions can't stand firm by themselves. In this quietly passionate book, Cindy Skach shows why the only cure for global democracy's present ills is us: self-reflecting citizens who stand back from current fights and recognise how much humans everywhere are the same

Erica Benner, philosopher and author of ADVENTURES IN DEMOCRACY