Against elections (Record no. 4595)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781847924223
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 321.8REY
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Van Reybrouck, David.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Against elections
Remainder of title the case for democracy
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. seven stories press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2018
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 193p.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Without drastic adjustment, this system cannot last much longer," writes Van Reybrouck. "If you look at the decline in voter turnout and party membership, and at the way politicians are held in contempt, if you look at how difficult it is to form governments, how little they can do and how harshly they are punished for it, if you look at how quickly populism, technocracy and anti-parliamentarianism are rising, if you look at how more and more citizens are longing for participation and how quickly that desire can tip over into frustration, then you realize we are up to our necks." Not so very long ago, the great battles of democracy were fought for the right to vote. Now, Van Reybrouck writes, "it's all about the right to speak, but in essence it's the same battle, the battle for political emancipation and for democratic participation. We must decolonize democracy. We must democratize democracy." As history, Van Reybrouck makes the compelling argument that modern democracy was designed as much to preserve the rights of the powerful and keep the masses in line, as to give the populace a voice. As change-agent, Against Elections makes the argument that there are forms of government, what he terms sortitive or deliberative democracy, that are beginning to be practiced around the world, and can be the remedy we seek. In Iceland, for example, deliberative democracy was used to write the new constitution. A group of people were chosen by lot, educated in the subject at hand, and then were able to decide what was best, arguably, far better than politicians would have. A fascinating, and workable idea has led to a timely book to remind us that our system of government is a flexible instrument, one that the people have the power to change"
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Democracy--Philosophy.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam 01/17/2025   321.8REY 004652 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book