In an original and compelling argument, Brown explains how and why neoliberal re
ason undoes the political form and political imaginary it falsely promises to se
cure and reinvigorate. Through meticulous analyses of neoliberalized law, politi
cal practices, governance, and education, she charts the new common sense. "Undo
ing the Demos" makes clear that for democracy to have a future, it must become a
n object of struggle and rethinking.