Can Democracy Safeguard the Future?

By:

Graham Smith

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Democratic Futures

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Our democracies repeatedly fail to safeguard the future. From pensions to pandemics, health and social care through to climate, biodiversity and emerging technologies, democracies have been unable to deliver robust policies for the long term. In this book, Graham Smith asks why. Exploring the drivers of short-termism, he considers ways of reshaping legislatures and constitutions and proposes strengthening independent offices whose overarching goals do not change at every election. More radically, Smith argues that forms of participatory and deliberative politics offer the most effective democratic response to the current political myopia, as well as a powerful means of protecting the interests of generations to come.

Author Biography:

Graham Smith is Professor of Politics and Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster, and Chair of the Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development. He is an internationally recognised expert on citizens’ assemblies.

Release date Australia

January 22nd, 2021

Author

Graham Smith

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

160

Series

Democratic Futures

Dimensions

122x188x15

ISBN-13

9781509539253

Product ID

33736932

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