For more and more people, the future is no longer a promise but a threat. They feel a sense of powerlessness in the face of climate change, cultural backlashes and economic transformation. Some are quick to blame the slow and imperfect processes of democracy and deliberation. Others argue that democracy is not the cause of these crises but their solution. At Innocracy 2021, we want to identify fields that are excluded or removed from democratic control and explore whether (re-)democratising them could lead to a better future. In his keynote, Michael Zürn will analyse two dimensions of democratic regression: a shift from majoritarian to non-majoritarian institutions and the underrepresentation of socio-economically disadvantaged groups. In the subsequent debate, Jan-Werner Müller and Rahel Jaeggi will discuss liberal and radical answers to the question of how we can (re-)democratise our democracies.