Democratic governance vs autocracy and unfairness

Peter Tait,Convener 5.5 minute read. Among my holiday reading were three books looking at different aspects of ‘democracy’, that slippery idea which I define as a system of governance where the people who have to live with the consequences of decisions, collectively make the decisions. Ideally this occurs through some … Read More

Building democracy

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Peter Tait Recently I participated (personally) in the Canberra Wave of the Rising Tide Against New Coal and Gas event. I volunteered to help out with the Affinity Group training and to support running the Spokes Councils in Canberra. The link to democracy work is that these, Affinity Groups and … Read More

Democratic Governance Toolkit

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Democratic Governance Toolkit The Democracy Toolkit has many draws and a few items in each draw. This is a brief overview of the main draws that permit large groups to facilitate participation and make decisions. More detailed explanations of the components of the toolkit will be added later. Find a … Read More

Recent addition to the democracy ecosystem in Australia: Review of The High Performance Political Party

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Recent addition to the democracy ecosystem in Australia: Review of The High Performance Political Party Peter Tait Justin Ryan, 2023, HP3 The High Performance Political Party, Australian Progressive Media www.hp3.com.au In his monograph, Justin Ryan of the Progressive Action Lab, argues that at this juncture of Australian politics, progressively inclined … Read More

The ACT Community Democracy Ecosystem

In the ACT, several organisations and many individuals are working for better community and electorate level democratic practice with a focus on ensuring good representation. This is an ecosystem of people and organisations in a political environment. Within the organisations are people with varying levels of time, energy and interest. … Read More

Eight ways to institutionalise deliberative democracy

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OECD Public Governance Policy Papers, No. 12, 14 December 2021 Building on the work CAPaD did with the OECD last year, this paper outlines eight participatory and deliberative models “for institutionalising representative public deliberation to improve collective decision making and strengthen democracy. Deliberative bodies like citizens’ assemblies create the democratic … Read More

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