What is Inclusive Democracy? The contours of Inclusive Democracy.
Titel:
What is Inclusive Democracy? The contours of Inclusive Democracy.
Auteur:
The Editorial Committee: Pantelis Arapoglou, Takis Fotopoulos, Panayotis Koumentakis, Nikos Panagos, John Sargis.
Verschenen in:
International journal of inclusive democracy
Paginering:
Jaargang 1 (2004) nr. 1 pagina's 2
Jaar:
2004
Inhoud:
The contours of Inclusive Democracy - Inclusive democracy is a new conception of democracy, which, using as a starting point the classical definition of it, expresses democracy in terms of direct political democracy, economic democracy (beyond the confines of the market economy and state planning), as well as democracy in the social realm and ecological democracy. In short, inclusive democracy is a form of social organisation which re-integrates society with economy, polity and nature. The concept of inclusive democracy is derived from a synthesis of two major historical traditions, the classical democratic and the socialist, although it also encompasses radical green, feminist, and liberation movements in the South. Within the problematique of the inclusive democracy project, it is assumed that the world, at the beginning of the new millennium, faces a multi-dimensional crisis (economic, ecological, social, cultural and political) which is caused by the concentration of power in the hands of various elites, as a result of the establishment, in the last few centuries, of the system of market economy, representative democracy and the related forms of hierarchical structure. In this sense, an inclusive democracy, which involves the equal distribution of power at all levels, is seen not as a utopia (in the negative sense of the word) but as perhaps the only way out of the present crisis.
Uitgever:
The International Network for Inclusive Democracy (provided by DOAJ)
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