Search Results - "Representative democracy"

Japanese women in grassroots politics: building a gender-equal society from the bottom up by Takao, Yasuo

“…The purpose of this article is to assess the potential of increased women's political voices in Japan, which can be seen as an alternative way of solving the problems of political disengagement in the male dominated representative democracy. To this end, the article will examine the point of departure in 1999 towards gender free society in Japan, with special emphasis on the importance of grassroots missions in changing the culturally and socially formed mind set of Japanese women.…”
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From blueprint master plans to democratic planning in South Asian cities: Pursuing good governance agenda against prevalent patron-client networks by Khan, Shahed, Swapan, Mohammad

“…This article examines the nature of public participation in South Asian cities highlighting the tensions between representative democracy and participation in Bangladesh. The authors view the ‘orthodoxy’ of South Asian planning style steaming from a persistence of the blueprint master plan approach to planning as a major obstacle to true participation. …”
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Educators engaged in meaning-making about their work : using an expanding circles model of governance, grounded in sociocratic principles, to improve the work educators do by Joyce, Pauline Therese

“…The early part of the 21st century saw a dramatic shift in Western cultures away from representative democracy to a more participatory or deep democracy. …”
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Political trust in Europe: what it is and why it matters by Taylor, Isabel S.A.

“…Political trust is a vital resource in representative democracies. It helps citizens to forsake a degree of their personal autonomy to allow elected representatives to act on their behalf. …”
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