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Dr. Sherman James explores the deep-seated effects of historical racial subordination on modern societal structures, emphasizing the urgent need for equity and justice. 🌐 Join us in fostering meaningful dialogue and actionable change. #RacialJustice #SystemicRacism #SocialChange

Equitable futures require governance based on justice, foresight, vision, participation, and innovation. Read more about anticipatory governance in this article: https://bit.ly/3YM8UGg #Justice #Fairness #Futures #Foresight #Governance #Anticipation #Democracy #Participation #Imagination #Innovation #Vision #Government #CivilSociety #CorporateSector #Participation

Looking for a deeper read on the Capitol’s centers of influence? From staffers to Senators, explore the key decisionmakers in the policy process with experienced D.C. insiders. Join Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) experts for, “Decoding D.C.: Policy, Power, and People,” virtually or in person October 15-18, 2024. Participants will explore critical challenges in modern day policymaking while gaining critical takeaways on how they can be successful in D.C. Learn more and register at cs.is/decoding-dc. #policy #washingtondc #politicalscience #uspolitics #congress #economy #communications #media #lobbying #grassroots #networking

Is the partisan divide in America truly insurmountable? Our response to the NYT article explores how building strong networks can create unity and hope. Find out more on Medium: https://buff.ly/3xZX2FF #SocialChange #CommunityBuilding #NetcentricCampaigns #Politics #NYTimes

Democracy by Margaret Atwood | #Democracy 2024 In a year in which more than half the world goes to the polls, acclaimed novelist Margaret Atwood asks whether democracy is fragile and easily destroyed or flexible and resilient. From the FT:

🌏"The innovation of democracy well beyond institutions requires the presence of hands-on doing, carrying out joint actions from a collective action to improve the public environment… To reimagine and recreate democracy, we cannot underestimate the importance of these things. People will say many times that all of this is too small, it will not make a difference. But I see the power of these events in the transformation [and in] the trajectory of people.” ✨Last month, Keseb hosted a virtual panel discussion with Tessa Dooms, Julian Walker, Koketso Moeti, Áurea Carolina, and Lucas Louback on three approaches for unlocking people’s civic agency to engage in individual and collective action. The approaches included setting the political agenda through people’s power, rebuilding democracy through local institutions, and democratizing power to affect change. 📽️Watch the video in English here: https://lnkd.in/gSD3J_Yd 📽️Watch the video with Portuguese interpretation here: https://lnkd.in/g-r-HXYY #democracy #democracychampions #democracyfellows #innovation #21stcentury

Book recommendation 3 for 2024. Why do democracies falter or collapse? Long before the current scholarly and popular focus on democracies, the great Nancy Bermeo studied 30 cases of democratic decline. She expected, at the start of the project, to find that democracies fail because ordinary people lose their faith in self-governance. What she found, instead, is that democratic decline is the result of bad leadership -- that democracies fail when leaders adopt highly polarizing positions and pursue their own self-interest and not the common good. This is particularly relevant today, with the USA struggling, in my view, with a general failure of the quality of political leadership. #democracy #leadership #politics #politicalscience #books

In a thought-provoking lecture, Dr. Ashok Acharya took us on a journey through the evolving landscape of global democracy. From post-Cold War optimism to the complex realities of the 21st century, he explored the challenges facing democratic systems worldwide. Dr. Acharya emphasized that while some democracies are indeed in decline, others are redefining themselves, particularly in the Global South. The future of democracy remains uncertain but adaptable, with a need to engage citizens more actively in the policymaking process. Click on the link in the comments to read through the report and uncover the reasons and factors leading to the decline of democracy. #Democracies #Lecture #InternationalAffairs

Democracy by Margaret Atwood | #Democracy 2024 In a year in which more than half the world goes to the polls, acclaimed novelist Margaret Atwood asks whether democracy is fragile and easily destroyed or flexible and resilient. From the FT:

#NOWMOREQuestions Rewind ⏪ Is it possible to measure external interference within democratic societies? 🤔 In previous season of #NOWMOREQuestions, we engaged in a conversation with Daniela Irrera, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Università di Catania, about strategies for cultivating a dynamic civil society and fostering a robust democracy. To further explore this topic, you can watch the video provided below or catch the complete episode on our YouTube channel 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7c4EEHn #europeanaffairs #publicrelations #moderator #democracy