Answering Democratic pathways to a totalitarian regime
More curly questions about democracy come in from people who have heard of my passion for fixing government; here is another and the response made. I have no doubt that you and … Read More
Democracy in Canberra: what is it?
Recently I was discussing CAPaD and our aim to make democracy in Canberra better. The person I was conversing with challenged me by asking how we can make democracy better if we … Read More
How are we going to make representative government work better for us in the ACT?
Beth Slatyer and Peter Tait It is 12 months until the next ACT election. We want to use that election to leverage change toward making government be better. Our focus is on … Read More
Is there a generational difference in political engagement in Australia?
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A commentary – Peter Tait Stoker G, Li J, Halupka M, Evans M. Complacent young citizens or cross-generational solidarity? An analysis of Australian attitudes to democratic politics. Australian Journal of Political Science. … Read More
Will the ACT survive the 21st Century and will our local parliamentarians play a role?
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Julian Cribb has just published a book entitled Surviving the 21st-century. Humanity’s ten great challenges and how we can overcome them. The book has been unanimously praised by a cast reviewers that … Read More
Representation: consent, legitimacy and accountability
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Representation: consent, legitimacy and accountability Peter Tait, member CAPAD At our current point in the evolution of human governance, a combination of factors (1) means that in nation states using a liberal … Read More