Complementary Democracy

The Art of Deliberative Listening

AvMatt Qvortrup,Daniela Vancic

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Democracy is on the run, and elected governments are suffering from a legitimacy crisis. Legislatures are increasingly seen as unrepresentative. To give legitimacy to democratic government, experts argue that we need more democracy and more opportunities for direct citizen participation. Representative democracy needs to be complemented by forms of direct engagement, such as referendums, popular votes, the recall, citizens’ juries, eDemocracy, etc. This is what we term Complementary Democracy. In this book experts from the worlds of practice and theory come together to explain – and occasionally critique – these complements to representative democracy. The volume provides an invaluable starting point for anyone who wants to know more about the new directions of democratic governance, and hopes to inspire those who seek to build stronger democracies.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-10-03
Mått:155 x 230 x undefined mm
Vikt:423 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Democracy in Times of Upheaval
Antal sidor:210
Förlag:De Gruyter
ISBN:9783110747249

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Matt Qvortrup is Professor of Applied Political Science and International Relations at Coventry University. An expert on comparative constitutional engineering and European Politics, he was awarded the PSA Prize in 2013. Described by the Financial Times, as “a world authority on referendums”, Professor Qvortrup earned his doctorate in Politics at Brasenose College, University of Oxford in 2000. Also, a qualified lawyer, he holds a Diploma from the College of Law, London. A frequent commentator for the BBC, Professor Qvortrup writes regularly for The Daily Telegraph. Daniela Vancic is Manager of Democracy International’s campaigns. She received her bachelor’s degree at Michigan State University and holds a master’s in international Relations from Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations. Before joining Democracy International, she worked as a campaign manager for the Michigan Democratic Party and in the human rights department of the Serbian Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.