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Tough times for the Tao of Democracy: Collective social contract vs Liberalism

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March 6, 2011 0

They are doing it again. 20 years after one of the biggest political misjudgements when France and Britain feared the fall of the Berlin Wall, Western governments do not quite know how to react to the Arab revolutions.

That our ‘democratic’ governments seem more comfortable dealing with autocrats than supporting dissenters aspiring to democracy reveals deep [...]

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Democratic dilemma: “competitive representation” vs “participation and deliberation”

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November 25, 2010 1

@DrSophie73 posted a link to a very interesting paper in the context of a conversation started by Ben Eltham’s New Matilda piece on what Australian Labor actually stands for. The question being whether, in the end, we should not put such high expectations on parties, and whether deliberative democracy supplants party platforms.

The paper co-authored in 2004 by [...]

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    • Immigrants Under Golden Dawn's Boot June 19, 2013
      Jorge Sotirios is reporting from Greece on fascist party Golden Dawn. In his second report, he details its anti-immigrant campaign. Where is Golden Dawn influential, and who is in its sights? […]
    • We Don't Recognise Any Marriage Equality June 19, 2013
      Australian law doesn’t acknowledge same-sex marriages performed overseas. Tomorrow MPs vote on a bill to change this. Kerryn Phelps on what recognition of her 15-year marriage will mean to her […]
    • Australia's Wilful Blindness On Sri Lanka June 19, 2013
      'Enhanced screening' is the latest deterrent aimed at Sri Lankan asylum seekers - as Bob Carr ignores the Rajapakse government's human rights abuses, writes Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon […]
    • Has The Media Treated Nigella Fairly? June 19, 2013
      Mainstream media outlets have a poor track record when it comes to violence against women. The coverage of Nigella Lawson this week hasn't redeemed them, writes Violeta Politoff […]
    • The Gonski Mess In Progress June 19, 2013
      The Gonski reforms have been underway for most of Labor's two terms in office and the legislation will pass shortly. But the likely state of schools funding in 2014 remains a mystery, writes Ben Eltham […]
    • The Sexism The Polls Don't Show June 19, 2013
      When the chapter on Julia Gillard gets written in the history of Australian women, it will relate how the treatment our first female PM exposed entrenched habits of sexism, writes Catriona Menzies-Pike […]
    • Greece's Nostalgic Fascists June 19, 2013
      The Greek fascist party Golden Dawn paint their battle against the establishment as a Herculean labour. Jorge Sotirios reports from Greece on how the far right wins hearts and minds […]
    • Villawood Detention Centre Isn't Secure June 19, 2013
      Security breaches and systems breakdowns are commonplace at Villawood Detention Centre. Is Serco taking responsibility for the escapes? The Detention Logs team reports […]

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    • The Commons, Old and New June 19, 2013
      The idea of the Commons prospers today as a powerful trope of twenty-first century sharing. To tell the story of how yesterday's digging and grazing became today's googling and sampling, we need to look more closely at the way the unique properties of the modern information landscape come into focus by reference to the old commons economy: through […]
    • Civic Mobilization in Russia: Protest and Daily Life June 19, 2013
      Has Russia, amidst rising social discontent and pervasive economic crisis, rediscovered collective mobilization? In this essay, Carine Clément emphasizes the potential for self-organization evident in mobilization “from below,” which is rapidly expanding in daily life. - Essays / rebellion, citizenship, mobilization, social movements […]
    • Field Testing in Development Economics June 19, 2013
      Education, microcredit, health policy…. How can we really measure the effectiveness of a public policy? Esther Duflo talks about the principles of the experimental method she has developed and perfected in several situations around the world. - Essays / development, poverty, experimentation, experimental economy […]
    • Providing Fair Access to Housing June 19, 2013
      Is there not a contradiction between the aims of sustainable urban development, which inflates the cost of housing, and the requirements of fairness in access to housing? Analysing the situation in France and comparing it to neighbouring European countries, Vincent Renard provides answers to this question. - Essays / inequalities, city, housing, sustainable […]
    • A Stroll through Public Space June 19, 2013
      Urban philosopher Thierry Paquot's synthetic work maps out the historical development of the notion of public space. It highlights the diverse representations and uses of the public which structure citizens' lives, with a fair share of hesitations and conflicts. - Reviews / city, public sphere […]