Confronting the ‘Democracy Deficit’ and Long-term Environmental Threats

dc.contributor.authorGrafton, R. Quentin
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-28T23:09:43Z
dc.date.available2024-11-28T23:09:43Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe world faces multiple long-term environmental threats that include: i) climate change; ii) biodiversity loss; and iii) water insecurities. Effective responses are hindered by the ‘democracy deficit’; deficiencies in democracy and the influence of powerful interests that undermine actions favoured by a majority of voters. Confronting the democracy deficit requires more active (deliberative and participatory) democracy to redistribute power and influence to citizens from privileged interests – the ‘push back’ triangle of; i) the Climatocracy (climate change), ii) the Biodiversocracy (biodiversity loss) and iii) the Hydrocracy (water insecurity). More active democracy requires but is not limited to: i) high-quality public education that allows most people to engage with complex problems; ii) effective and widely-available civic education; iii) fact-checking of publicly available information; iv) a diverse and free press; v) participatory processes around decisions of key public interest; and vi) transparent mechanisms that hold decision-makers fully accountable for their actions.
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dc.publisherThe Australian National University
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dc.titleConfronting the ‘Democracy Deficit’ and Long-term Environmental Threats
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local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage23
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local.contributor.affiliationGrafton, R. Q., Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University
local.contributor.authoremailquentin.grafton@anu.edu.au
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local.identifier.doi10.25911/TP8R-FT25
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