Tag: Claudia Chwalisz
Opponents of populism will never win the argument by defending an unreformed, adversarial 20th century form of democracy
As liberal democracy degenerates into technocracy on the one hand and demagoguery on the other, Claudia Chwalisz writes participatory and deliberative mechanisms are crucial to the defence of a pluralist, tolerant society. Similar PostsThe real reasons referendums have become so common – and so scaryThe slow death of Hungarian popular sovereigntyNativists are populists and not liberalsBook […]
The moment of genuine interest in Canada’s democracy afforded by Stephen Harper’s defeat must not go to waste
The Canadian electorate this week ejected Stephen Harper, the long-serving and controversial Conservative Prime Minister of Canada, and replaced him with the Liberal Party’s Justin Trudeau, who has promised to restore democracy to Canada after a decade of its slow-motion destruction. This moment must not be wasted, argues Claudia Chwalisz. Similar PostsThe promise to change the […]
The cry of populism signals a wider frustration with ‘politics as usual’, and greater use of deliberation could be the answer
Populist movements of both left and right have been one of the stories of recent years, with the likes of Syriza in Greece, and UKIP in the UK increasing their popularity. In an age of political platitudes and marked disconnect between the elected and the electors, Policy Network‘s Claudia Chwalisz suggests greater use of deliberative methods […]
An Athenian solution to democratic discontent
New forms of contact democracy and innovative forums that allow political and economic institutions to deliberate with citizens are important steps in the long-term battle to renew representative democracy for the 21st century. They should not be seen as a threat to formal systems of government but as important add-ons that enrich democracy and give […]
‘Harperism’: Undermining Canadian democracy since 2006
Progressives face a tough fight in next year’s Canadian election, currently scheduled for October. Claudia Chwalisz writes that even as the support for the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party outstrips the Conservatives’, the Government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (an ideological ally of David Cameron) changes to the electoral rules will likely suppress voter turnout and […]
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