Saving Democracy Av Professor Gerry (southampton University Uk And Igpa University Of Canberra Australia) Stoker, Professor Mark (university Of Canber

Democracy is in crisis. Is there still time to save it?Democracies face external threat from aggressive authoritarian states. Internally, citizens have grown increasingly distrustful of politicians and more cynical about national and global governance institutions. The time is ripe for democracy to renew itself. This text offers a state-of-the art overview of democratic innovations today, moving beyond cries of the ''death'' or ''end'' of democracy to instead offer a range of practical solutions for how to save it and restore faith in democratic practice.¿Old¿ democratic power, represented by existing structures, is being challenged. ¿New¿ power involves collaboration and rapid feedback loops, as well as increased citizen participation. The future of democracy, the authors demonstrate, will be about findings ways of melding ¿old¿ and ¿new¿ power practices. Offering a broad and accessible survey of what different forms of democracy and democratic innovations look like today, and how the

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