2.7 A problem-based approach to democratic theory with Professor Mark Warren

An episode of the Real Democracy Now! a podcast podcast, hosted by Nivek Thompson, titled "2.7 A problem-based approach to democratic theory with Professor Mark Warren" was published on April 30, 2017 and runs 29 minutes.

April 30, 2017 ·29m · Real Democracy Now! a podcast

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Today I'm speaking with Professor Mark Warren. Mark is the Harold and Dorrie Merilees Chair in the Study of Democracy in the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia where he established the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions.

His current research interests fall within the field of democratic theory. He is especially interested in new forms of citizen participation, new forms of democratic representation, the relationship between civil society and democratic governance, and the corruption of democratic relationships. I'm talking with Mark about, amongst other things, his latest paper entitled A Problem-Based Approach to Democratic Theory.

In this paper, Mark proposes that we focus on a democratic system which delivers three functions:

empowered inclusion
collective will formation and
the ability to make collective decisions.

He notes that different democratic practices are better at delivering some of these than others and so we should be looking a mix of practices to complement each other and deliver all three functions. He proposes supplementing and layering innovations on top of electoral democracy to create stronger democracies.

Thank you for joining me today. In next week's episode, I will be talking to Professor Archon Fung about pragmatic democracy and how we might save democracy from ourselves. I hope you'll join me then.

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