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
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Claim your place. Speak your mind.
The Crisis in Public Consultation
Colleen Hardwick
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Figure 1. Voting Turnout in Canadian Federal Elections (1945–2000)
Figure 2. Voting Turnout in Selected Foreign Countries
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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.
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Anonymity Breeds Contempt
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The promise of the Information Age