Publications
Monographs
- Democratic Design (Oxford University Press 2021)
- Making Representations: Claim, Counterclaim, and the Politics of Acting for Others (ECPR Press and Rowman and Littlefield International 2020)
- The Representative Claim (Oxford University Press 2010)
- Democracy (Polity Press 2003)
- The Terms of Democracy (Polity Press 1998)
- Co-optive Politics and State Legitimacy (Dartmouth 1992)
Edited books
- Bodies, Spaces, Claims: The Theory and Practice of Performing Political Representation (co-editor with P. Diehl) (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2024)
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Claiming and Contesting Representation in Mexico: Meanings, Practices and Settings (co-editor with F. Castanos and S. Inclan) (Bristol: Bristol University Press 2024)
- The Oxford Handbook of Politics and Performance (Oxford University Press 2021) (co-editor with S. Rai, M. Gluhovic and S. Jestrovic)
- Enacting European Citizenship (Cambridge University Press 2013) (co-editor with Engin F. Isin)
- Democracy: Critical Concepts in Political Science (4 vols.) (Routledge 2007)
- Living Political Ideas (Edinburgh University Press and the Open University 2005) (co-editor with Geoff Andrews)
- Democratic Innovation: Deliberation, Representation and Association (Routledge/ECPR 2000)
Journal articles
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鈥楾ate Liverpool鈥檚 Democracies: Curatorial methodologies for exploring democracy鈥, in International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 1–14 (early online 2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2024.2396370
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鈥樷 A Passionate Clarity鈥濃: David Beetham on Democracy, Legitimacy and the Democratic Audit鈥, in Representation, vol.59, no.3, 2023 [co-author with C. Lord]
- 'Agency, Design and "Slow Democracy"', in Time and Society, vol. 26, issue 3, 2017
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鈥楾heorizing about Democracy鈥, in Democratic Theory, vol.6, no.2, 2019
- 'Fragments of Equality in Representative Politics', in Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, vol.19, Issues 1-3, January-June 2016
- 'Agency, Design and "Slow Democracy"', in Time and Society, first published OnlineFirst on May 4, 2015 as doi:10.1177/0961463X15584254
- 鈥楽hape-shifting Representation鈥 in American Political Science Review, vol. 108, no.4, November 2014
- 鈥楾he Dynamics of European Citizenship: enactment, extension and assertion鈥, in Comparative European Politics, vol.11, no.1, 2013
- 鈥楥ritical Exchange on Michael Saward鈥檚 The Representative Claim鈥, in Contemporary Political Theory, vol.11, no.1, 2012 [co-author with A. Schaap, L. Disch, S. Thompson and D. Castiglione]
- 'Slow Theory: taking time over transnational democratic representation鈥, in Ethics & Global Politics, vol.4, no.1, 2011
- 鈥楩raming the Good Citizen鈥, in British Journal of Politics and International Relations, vol.12, no.4, 2009 [co-author with J. Pykett and A. Schaefer]
- 鈥楧ialogues with Political Theorists鈥, in Contemporary Political Theory, vol.8, no.3, 2009 [with Benjamin Barber]
- 鈥楢uthorization and Authenticity: Representation and the Unelected鈥, in Journal of Political Philosophy, vol.17, no.1, 2009
- 鈥楾rajectories of Green Political Theory鈥, in Contemporary Political Theory, vol.8, no.3, 2009 [co-author with A. Dobson, S. MacGregor and D. Torgerson]
- 鈥業n Place of 鈥淕lobal Democracy鈥濃, in Ethical Perspectives, vol.15, no.4, 2008
- 鈥楥onstituting Sustainability鈥, in The Good Society, vol.17, no.2, 2008
- 鈥楾he Subject of Representation鈥, in Representation, vol.44, no.2, 2008
- 鈥楻epresentation and Democracy: Revisions and Possibilities鈥, in Sociology Compass, vol.2, no.3, 2008
- 鈥楳aking Representations: Modes and Strategies of Political Parties鈥, in European Review, vol.16, no.3, 2008
- 鈥楧emocratic Theorists and Party Scholars: why they don鈥檛 talk to each other, and why they should鈥, in Perspectives on Politics, vol.6, no.1, 2008 [co-author with I. van Biezen]
- 鈥楾he Representative Claim鈥, in Contemporary Political Theory, vol.5, no.3, 2006 [winner of the Contemporary Political Theory Annual Prize for 2006]
- 鈥楧og Whistles and Democratic Mandates鈥, in The Political Quarterly, vol.76, no.4, October-December 2005 [co-author with R.E. Goodin]
- 鈥榁eil of Influence: The Legacy of John Rawls鈥, in Soundings, Issue 24, 2003
- 鈥楨nacting Democracy鈥, in Political Studies, vol.51, no.1, 2003
- 鈥楳aking Democratic Connections: Political Equality, Deliberation and Direct Democracy鈥, in Acta Politica, vol.36, 2001
- 鈥楻econstructing Democracy: Current Thinking and New Directions鈥, in Government and Opposition, vol.36, no.4, 2001
- 鈥楪reen State/Democratic State鈥, in Contemporary Politics, vol.4, no.4, 1998
- 鈥楧eliberation, Difference and Democratic Institutions鈥, in Government and Opposition vol.33, no.4, Autumn 1998 [review article]
- 鈥楧emocracy and Competing Values鈥, in Government and Opposition, vol.31, no.4, Autumn 1996
- 鈥楶ostmodernists, Pragmatists and the Justification of Democracy鈥, in Economy and Society, vol.23, no.2, 1994
- 鈥楪reen Theory鈥, in Environmental Politics, vol.2, no.3, 1993 [review article]
- 鈥楧irect Democracy Revisited鈥, in Politics, vol.13, no.2, 1993
- 鈥楥o-option and Power: who gets what from formal incorporation鈥, in Political Studies, vol.38, no.4, 1990
Other editorships
- British Consulting Editor, The Encyclopedia of Democracy (editor-in-chief S.M. Lipset) (Washington, D.C: Congressional Quarterly and London: Routledge 1995)
Chapters in edited volumes
- 'Afterword: Sovereign and Critical Grammars', in S. Rai and J. Reinelt (eds), The Grammar of Politics and Performance (London: Routledge 2015)
- 鈥楾he Wider Canvas: representation and democracy in state and society鈥, in Alonso, S., Keane, J. and Merkel, W. (eds), The Future of Representative Democracy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2010)
- 鈥楶olitical Ordering鈥, in S. Bromley et. al. (eds), Exploring Social Lives (Milton Keynes: Open University 2009) [co-author with G. Blakeley]
- 鈥楾he State and Civil Liberties in the Post-9/11 World鈥, in P. Dunleavy et al (eds), Developments in British Politics 8 (London: Palgrave Macmillan 2006)
- 鈥楧emocracy and Citizenship: expanding domains鈥, in J. Dryzek, B. Honig and A. Phillips (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory (Oxford: Oxford University Press 2006)
- 鈥楻epresentation鈥, in A. Dobson and R. E. Eckersley (eds), Political Theory and the Ecological Challenge (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2006)
- 鈥楾hem and Us: Nationalism and Self-Determination鈥, in G. Andrews and M. Saward (eds), Living Political Ideas (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press and The Open University 2005)
- 鈥楪overnance and Representation鈥, in J. Newman (ed), Remaking Governance (London: Policy Press 2005)
- 鈥楻epresentative and Direct Democracy鈥, in R. Axtmann (ed.), Understanding Democratic Politics (London: Sage, 2003)
- 鈥楻awls and Deliberative Democracy鈥, in M. Passerin d鈥橢ntreves (ed.), Democracy as Public Deliberation: new perspectives (Manchester: Manchester University Press 2002)
- 鈥榁ariation, Innovation and Democratic Theory鈥, in M. Saward (ed.), Democratic Innovation: deliberation, representation and association (London: Routledge/ECPR 2000)
- 鈥楲ess Than Meets the Eye: democracy and deliberative theory鈥, in M. Saward (ed.), Democratic Innovation: deliberation, representation and association (London: Routledge/ECPR 2000)
- 鈥楧emocratic Innovation鈥, in M. Saward (ed.), Democratic Innovation: deliberation, representation and association (London: Routledge/ECPR 2000)
- 鈥楢 Critique of Held鈥, in B. Holden (ed.), Global Democracy: a debate (London: Routledge 2000)
- 鈥楾he Promise of Proceduralism: Is democracy a defence against poverty?', in J. Edwards and J-P Revauger (eds.), Discourse on Inequality in France and Britain (Aldershot: Ashgate 1997)
- 鈥業n Search of the Hollow Crown鈥, in P. Weller, H. Bakvis and R.A.W. Rhodes (eds.), The Hollow Centre: executive government in the modern state (London: Macmillan 1997)
- 鈥楳ust Democrats Be Environmentalists?鈥, in B. Doherty and M. de Geus (eds.) Democracy and Green Political Thought (London: Routledge 1996)
- 鈥楪lobalisation鈥, in S.M. Lipset et. al. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Democracy (Washington, D.C and London: Congressional Quarterly and Routledge 1995)
- 鈥楢ntonio Gramsci鈥, in S.M. Lipset et. al. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Democracy (Washington, D.C and London: Congressional Quarterly and Routledge 1995)
- 鈥楨nvironmentalism鈥, in S.M. Lipset et. al. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Democracy (Washington, D.C and London: Congressional Quarterly and Routledge 1995)
- 鈥楥omplexity and Democracy鈥, in S.M. Lipset et. al. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Democracy (Washington, D.C and London: Congressional Quarterly and Routledge 1995)
- 鈥楲egitimacy and the State in Europe: theories, crises and complexity鈥, in J. Hesse and T. Toonen (eds.), The European Yearbook of Comparative Government and Public Administration (Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft and Boulder: Westview Press 1995)
- 鈥楧emocratic Theory and Indices of Democratisation鈥, in D. Beetham (ed.), Defining and Measuring Democracy (London: Sage 1994)
- 鈥楲iberalism, Democracy and Prevention鈥, in M. Mills (ed.), Prevention, Health and British Politics (Aldershot: Avebury 1993) [co-author with M. Mills]
- 鈥楪reen Democracy?鈥, in A. Dobson and P. Lucardie (eds.), The Politics of Nature: explorations in green political theory (London: Routledge 1993)
- 鈥楢dvice, Legitimacy and Nuclear Safety in Britain鈥, in A. Barker and B. Guy Peters (eds.), The Politics of Expert Advice: creating, using and manipulating scientific advice for public policy (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press and Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh University Press 1993)
- 鈥楾he Civil Nuclear Network in Britain鈥, in D. Marsh and R.A.W. Rhodes (eds.), Policy Networks in British Government (Oxford: Clarendon Press 1992)
Film and audio
- Saward, Michael; Jones, Marcus; Ogilvie, Caroline and Carr, Sarah (2010), Performing politics ()
- Saward, Michael; Willox, Ian; Ogilvie, Caroline and Carr, Sarah (2010). Performing politics: perspectives. See: .
Open Politics film and audio podcasts involve researchers in Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the Open University, working with the Open Broadcasting Unit and the independent media company Angel Eye and drawing on the BBC archive. The twenty-two videos and audios, of which these are two, use high-quality materials and techniques to focus on core research questions in a way that clarifies without simplifying them.