Can we really define what the center ground is?
Is it determined in relation to the extremes of the political spectrum, or is it a coherent ideology in its own right?

Is it the third way, the choice of negotiation instead of conflict, the aversion to extreme ideologies? Or perhaps a cynical strategy for seizing power?

Although the center is supposed to be based on consensus, it is truly ironic how little consensus there is about what it actually means.

In this book, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey trace the path of this political space from its birth in ancient Greece to the French Revolution and from World War II to the present day, seeking its fundamental principles while raising questions about its role in the political life of modern societies.