Detoxing Democracy

DETOXING DEMOCRACY: Citizen deliberation is a powerful tool for legitimisation, but can it become institutionalised? Just as Yarra Valley Water consulted its community in a way that encouraged their close deliberation on the issues, agencies could cultivate councils of people reflective of community makeup for ongoing capacity to reflect community deliberation.

DETOXING DEMOCRACY: The first essay in this series explored the case for deliberative democracy. What could deliberative democracy look like at the political level? Nicholas Gruen proposes a People’s Chamber.

DETOXING DEMOCRACY: What is the case for deliberative democracy, and why would we put ourselves through ‘sortition’? As our institutions fall in respect and effectiveness, we can’t afford not to consider such ideas, argues Nicholas Gruen.