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Where Has Democracy Gone?
Are the impacts of immigration and/or globalization the reasons for the actual crises in the world?
What Anglo-Saxons use to call “globalisation” in order to express the increase of trades around the world, is in fact an economic revolution triggered by technology which started more than a quarter of a century ago. Technology driven societies have transformed the world deeply and calmly but being the norm today they determine the entire world system of the 21st century and our regards towards democracy. Nowadays, we are questioning ourselves whether globalization is useful for African and Asian countries, or whether we are going to continue complaining about this situation like most European countries are likely to do or the United States which has elected D. Trump with his slogan “America First” for president in order to protect themselves against globalization? However, we have to face the facts and the reality of the actual conditions teaching us that the impact of the globalization will be even more important than the industrial revolution which had started about 300 years ago.
Being aware of the fact that communication and mutual understanding is the oxygen of a sustainable peace and assuming that the actual democracy of The People (German: “Das Volk”) is not in the position to manage these four different groups because they lack common interests, they don’t share common goals and above all, they have a low understanding of global facts, it is possibly maybe necessary to develop and extend and if necessary to substitute the actual deliberative Democracy by a pluralistic Expertocracy. Pluralistic Expertocracy refers to models whereby the votes of those, who have a proven better knowledge about important questions of a country, about critical political and societal issues, who have less prejudices, etc., are weighted higher than of those who do not fulfill such kind of criteria. And these criteria have to be fulfilled by the political candidates respectively actors as well.
Can we summarize, that the so-called dictatorship in Africa is a form of Expertocracy, as it is a common practice in several African countries that the language of public administration, services and education is that of their former colonial “masters”, meaning that the population do not understand what the political leaders are saying, planing or doing respectively? How and when will the population be taken into consideration as conversational partner?
Can the causality of south-south and south-north immigration be explained by the failures of the world system in terms of the international order and the redistribution of world resources? How to establish the new world order without a war?
The reality of globalization evolved four categories of people:
1. “The non-political Bohémien”, who is not interested in politics at all
2. “The Hooligan”, a type of political believer, who forms him/herself in groups of political activists
3. “The Vulcanian”, the rational intellectual, who is politically interested, who wants to break with the traditional belonging of the left or right wings
4. “The Terrorist”, the violent believer, who doesn’t respect anything else than his/her own believe and uses violence as language of communication.
In terms of these four character groups above, there is a further question: Is the impact of immigration (mass migration), discrimination and related societal conflicts an extended problem of the societal dysfunction in the Western hemisphere?
Am Podium diskutierten Dr. Yves Ekoué Amaïzo, Cindy Nägeli-Dupont, Dr. Camillus E. Konkwo, Dr. Jean-Alain Ngapout, Mag. Simone Prenner, Hubert Mvogo, Mag. Sintayehu Tsehay
Moderation: Dr. Di-Tutu Bukasa
Photo: Quansah Georges
Luther/Reformation Monument (Lutherdenkmal)
In 1521, an Imperial Diet was held in Worms at which time Martin Luther was summoned to appear. (In politics, a Diet is a formal deliberative assembly.) Luther was called to recant his writings, beliefs, and some of the 95 theses. Testifying before the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V (Karl V), and the prince electors, he refused to recant. Legend holds that Luther ended his defense with the words, "Here I stand. I cannot do otherwise. God help me. Amen." (Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders, Gott helfe mir, Amen.) At the end of the Diet, the Edict of Worms (Wormser Edikt) was issued declaring Luther to be an outlaw.
The City Council of Barcelona is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Barcelona. In terms of political structure, it consists of the invested Mayor of Barcelona, currently Ada Colau, the Government Commission, and an elected 41-member deliberative Plenary with scrutiny powers. Photo taken on 15/08/2019. © Peter Steel 2019.
Delegates name badges as the 2050 Deliberative Dialogue Workshop in London
4 March 2011
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"St. George's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Jerusalem, established in 1899. It is the seat of the Bishop of Jerusalem of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George's_Cathedral,_Jerusalem
"The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East is a province of the Anglican Communion stretching from Iran in the east to Algeria in the west, and Cyprus in the north to Somalia in the south. It is the largest and the most diverse Anglican province. The church is headed by a President Bishop, currently the Most Reverend Dr. Mouneer Hanna Anis, who ranks as a representative primate in the Anglican Communion. The Central Synod of the church is its deliberative and legislative organ. The province is divided into four dioceses:
* The Diocese of Jerusalem — covering Israel, Palestinian territories, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon,
* The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf — covering Cyprus, the Gulf states, Arabia and Iraq,
* The Diocese of Egypt with North Africa, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti — also covering Algeria, Tunisia and Libya,
* The Diocese of Iran.
"Each diocese is headed by a bishop. The President Bishop is chosen from among the diocesan bishops, and retains diocesan responsibility. The current President Bishop also serves as Bishop of Egypt and North Africa. The province estimates that it has around 35,000 baptized members in 55 congregations. The province has around 40 educational or medical establishments and 90 clergy." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_Jerusalem_and_t...
On December 4-5, Nancy Kranich and Taylor Willingham conducted a workshop on Deliberative Democracy for the Princeton Public Library and members of their community.
On December 4-5, Nancy Kranich and Taylor Willingham conducted a workshop on Deliberative Democracy for the Princeton Public Library and members of their community.
SHIFTING THE POWER: HOW NEW PHILANTHROPIC APPROACHES CAN TRANSFORM THE WORLD OF SOCIAL IMPACT
Both established philanthropists and new funds are leveraging their giving to promote innovation and systemic change to meet the needs created by urgent challenges. Philanthropy now sits at a critical moment to re-examine what practices drive the greatest progress and change. Philanthropy has always helped create transformative and systemic change. The work being done to address our most pressing challenges is all being driven to some extent by institutional funding, long-term commitments, and deliberative investments. Charities are also embracing newer models – including strategic time horizons, democratized giving, trust-based philanthropy, and accelerated investments that directly reach individuals and frontline communities. Collaboration and education between new voices and long-established philanthropic institutions have the potential for greater impact and progress.
PARTICIPANTS
VEDIKA BHANDARKAR Chief Operating Officer - Water.org
ANNE MARIE BURGOYNE Managing Director of Philanthropy - Emerson Collective
JONATHAN CAPEHART Anchor and Associate Editor - MSNBC & The Washington Post
MATT DAMON Co-Founder - Water.org and WaterEquity
TONY ELUMELU Founder and Chair - The Tony Elumelu Foundation
JUDITH LINGEMAN Director of International Affairs - Postcode Lottery Group
TSITSI MASIYIWA Co-Founder and Chair - Higherlife Foundation and Delta Philanthropies
RAJ PANJABI Co-Founder and Entrepreneur In Residence - Last Mile Health & Emerson Collective
DR. CARMEN ROJAS President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation
ALEXANDER SOROS Chair - Open Society Foundations
Photo Credit: Jenna Bascom Photography
The LBJ School’s Center for Health and Social Policy (CHASP), in conjunction with the LBJ Presidential Library and the LBJ Future Forum, hosted the third in a series of policy symposia focused on pressing national social policy issues in the United States on April 22, 2004. This symposium, "The Future of Social Security: How can we ensure financial security for older Americans?" included simultaneous break-out deliberative public forums using a discussion guide and moderated by volunteers from the Texas Forums network.
On December 4-5, Nancy Kranich and Taylor Willingham conducted a workshop on Deliberative Democracy for the Princeton Public Library and members of their community.