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Can Democracy Safeguard the Future?
Series: Democratic Futures
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This book is ideal for readers interested in politics, democratic reform, long-term policymaking, and intergenerational justice. Scholars, policymakers, students of political science, and citizens seeking to understand and improve the effectiveness of democracy in safeguarding the future will find it valuable.
"A timely critique of political short-termism and what we can do to counter it"--
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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.
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Praised as crystal clear and utterly persuasive, this book is lauded for providing compelling evidence that deliberative democracy is crucial for long-term justice. Roman Krznaric calls it essential reading for those concerned with future generations, while Jane Mansbridge highlights its deep insights into protective institutions, revealing much previously unknown even to experts.
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ISBN: 9781509539253
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 January 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 122.0mm
Height: 188.0mm
Weight: 159g
Pages: 160
About the Author
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.
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