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Against Elections


  • Random House US
  • Seven Stories Press
  • by David Van Reybrouck / Introduction by Kofi Annan
Not so very long ago, the great battles of democracy were fought for the right to vote. Now, Van Reybrouck writes, "it's all about the right to speak, but in essence it's the same battle, the battle for political emancipation and for democratic participation. We must decolonize democracy. We must democratize democracy."

ISBN 9781609808105 | E | TPB
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Publisher Random House US
ISBN 9781609808105
Author(s) David Van Reybrouck / Introduction by Kofi Annan
Publication date April 2018
Edition Trade Pb
Dimensions 203 x 127 mm
Pages 208
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Exhibition Seven Stories Press
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"Without drastic adjustment, this system cannot last much longer," writes Van Reybrouck, regarded today as one of Europe's most astute thinkers. "If you look at the decline in voter turnout and party membership, and at the way politicians are held in contempt, if you look at how difficult it is to form governments, how little they can do and how harshly they are punished for it, if you look at how quickly populism, technocracy and anti-parliamentarianism are rising, if you look at how more and more citizens are longing for participation and how quickly that desire can tip over into frustration, then you realize we are up to our necks."