the crisis in public consultation
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There is a crisis in public consultation. Indeed, there is a crisis in democracy. It’s abundantly clear that there is a crisis of confidence in the responsiveness of government policy-makers to the citizens they represent.TRANSCRIPT
Claim your place. Speak your mind.
The Crisis in Public Consultation
Colleen Hardwick
Figure 1. Voting Turnout in Canadian Federal Elections (1945–2000)
Figure 2. Voting Turnout in Selected Foreign Countries
Direct Democracy vs. Representative Government
Politics as a process of public persuasion- Aristotle
Persuasion that takes placebefore a public audience isnot only a matter of argumentsbut also of credibility andemotional attitudes.
Anonymity Breeds Contempt
The promise of the Information Age