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Tag Archives: democracy
Apr 25 2013
Margaret Thatcher’s rejection of consensus was symptomatic of an anti-democratic tendency in a political system dominated by the executive
1 CommentTweet One of the positions receiving widespread agreement in the ongoing debate about the legacy of Margaret Thatcher has been that she was a politician who rejected consensus. Martin Smith reflects on this claim, taking issue with the underlying assumption that … Continue reading
Posted by: April 25, 2013
Tagged with: democracy, leadership, policy, thatcher
Mar 24 2013
Book Review: Reforming Democracies: Six Facts About Politics That Demand A New Agenda
Leave a commentTweet Any successful effort to reform democracies must look beyond conventional institutions to succeed, writes Douglas A. Chalmers in Reforming Democracies. In his examination of six aspects of political practice relating to the people being represented, the structure of those who make law and … Continue reading
Posted by: March 24, 2013
Tagged with: Citizens, Conservative party, democracy, elections, elites, immigration, political science, politicians, UKIP
Jan 25 2013
David Cameron’s argument will fool no-one, and will relegate the existing EU-UK relationship to the periphery
Leave a commentTweet Julian Priestley takes an in-depth look at David Cameron’s speech on the UK’s relationship with Europe. He finds that that it fell into familiar Eurosceptic fallacies about the EU, ignored linkages between regulation and the internal market, and overestimated the … Continue reading
Posted by: January 25, 2013
Tagged with: democracy, EU enlargement, EU institutions, government and politics and enlargement, identity and culture, Julian Priestley
Nov 9 2012
Faith in democratic institutions has fallen to dangerously low levels at a time when we need democracy more than ever
1 CommentTweet The five years since the financial crisis have seen faith in democratic institutions fall to dangerously low levels, precisely at the moment when David Blunkett MP argues that we need politics (and politicians) more than ever. We must urgently address … Continue reading
Posted by: November 9, 2012
Tagged with: Bernard Crick, David Blunkett, democracy, Democratic Institutions, financial crisis, Political Quarterly
Oct 17 2012
A study of the various social mobilisations and collective activities that we chose to describe as ‘subterranean politics’ reveals a general frustration with current political practices
Leave a commentTweet Mary Kaldor presents research into the new political phenomena occurring across the political spectrum, both right and left, around the world. Those who have engaged in the activities studied cite concern with the failures of democracy as the reason for engagement. The … Continue reading
Posted by: October 17, 2012
Tagged with: democracy, euroscepticism, indignados, occupy movement, subterranean politics
Sep 14 2012
Society is running out of time to renew the political party
Leave a commentTweet James Lloyd traces the decline of the political party. He warns without a much-needed revival of party membership, this key aspect of democracy will erode, along with its numerous and irreplaceable benefits. As we approach the party conference season, the … Continue reading
Posted by: September 14, 2012
Tagged with: conservative, democracy, democratic participation, Labour, Liberal Democrats, party conferences, party membership
Aug 12 2012
Book Review: Think-Tanks, Social Democracy and Social Policy
Leave a commentTweet The question of how a policy is made or why things simply stay the same in politics has long occupied the minds of political observers. This book explores the way in which very particular political actors made a difference … Continue reading
Posted by: August 12, 2012
Tagged with: democracy, policy, politics, social policy, think tanks
Jun 2 2012
The European Citizens’ Initiative is a significant move towards greater “participatory democracy” – but there is still room for it to be improved
Leave a commentTweet The European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) is a step towards the more direct involvement of citizens in European decision-making. However, Erminia Mazzoni, Member of the European Parliament, and Chairwoman of the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament believes the ECI alone will … Continue reading
Posted by: June 2, 2012
Tagged with: Citizens, democracy, eu, Europp
