Reviving Democracy

The aim of this book is to analyze the conditions for a good society and to show how citizens can be and need to be put at the center of the political process. Drawing on research in forty-seven Commonwealth countries, the authors explore the ways in which this can be carried out. The book sets out to stimulate a change in the current political consensus and demonstrate the route forward to sustainable development. The book has enormous importance for future policy and will be vital for policy-makers and professionals in politics, social policy and development.

List of Illustrations

viii

About the Authors

ix

Foreword

xi

Graca Machel

Acknowledgements

xiii

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

xvii

Introduction

1

(2)

Why listen to citizens?

3

(1)

Special features of this book

4

(2)

The organization of this book

6

(1)

The Good Society in a Global Context

7

(23)

Introduction

7

(1)

The good society

7

(5)

The current consensus

12

(2)

Cracks in the consensus

14

(2)

Global economic trends

16

(4)

Globalization

20

(1)

The rise of freedom

21

(3)

The downsides of freedom

24

(4)

Markets and state are not enough

28

(2)

Civil Society and Participatory Research

30

(33)

Introduction

30

(1)

How should we study civil society?

31

(1)

What is participatory research?

32

(1)

Countering conventional wisdom

33

(4)

Limitations

37

(1)

Methodology of the current study

38

(1)

Implementing the research

39

(1)

Examples of methods used

40

(1)

Categorizing respondents

40

(6)

Clustering

46

(1)

Developing a synthesis

46

(1)

The international framework for the research

47

(4)

The rise of civil society

51

(12)

A Good Society

63

(27)

Introduction

63

(1)

A model

64

(1)

Three basic components

64

(1)

Basic needs

64

(6)

Association

70

(6)

Participation

76

(8)

Variations

84

(3)

Aspects of a good society

87

(2)

The significance of the findings

89

(1)

Friends and Enemies of a Good Society

90

(41)

Introduction

90

(1)

Widespread disillusion

91

(8)

Good societies

99

(5)

Enemies of a good society

104

(1)

Basic needs

105

(6)

Association

111

(4)

Participation

115

(8)

Women

123

(6)

Other groups

129

(2)

Good Governance

131

(30)

Introduction

131

(1)

Differing challenges

131

(2)

State roles

133

(11)

What citizens can do

144

(6)

Citizens' leaders

150

(2)

The role of other actors

152

(4)

Factors that help and hinder

156

(2)

Good governance

158

(3)

What is to be Done?

161

(12)

A new consensus

162

(1)

Strong state; strong civil society

162

(1)

Deepening democracy

163

(2)

Enlarging citizens' actions

165

(1)

Probable futures

166

(4)

Desirable futures

170

(3)

Appendix 1 Harare Commonwealth Declaration (1991)

173

(6)

Appendix 2 Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme on the Harare Declaration (1995)

179

(7)

Appendix 3 The Fancourt Commonwealth Declaration on Globalization and People-Centred Development (1999)

186

(5)

Notes

191

(2)

References

193

(12)

Index

205

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