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How about it: Shall we leave the establishment of a steady state economy to the pro-growth “representative” democracies?  Or should we sort it out ourselves?

Sortition offers inclusiveness and creates a diverse, non-partisan government and it asks citizens to take responsibility for their governance

Waarom vertrouwen in elkaar essentieel is (maar het wel afneemt) Essay Zaterdag 24 juli Vertrouwen is cruciaal voor ons leven. Toch hebben we er al decennialang steeds minder van. Hoe komt dat? ‘Bij een aantal mensen is het startpunt fundamenteel wantrouwen. Eigenlijk knettergek, omdat wij in het Westen op de veiligste plaats ter wereld leven.’ Sjors Roeters leest zijn verhaal ook zelf voor. Een wereld zonder vertrouwen, hoe zou die eruit zien? Je zou geen taxi�...

S2 Episode 14: Europe’s Colonial Legacies Indonesia was the first country to proclaim its independence after the Second World War, setting in motion a significant chapter of post-colonial history by doing so. In his latest book,  Revolusi, Belgian cultural historian and prolific author David van Reybrouck examines the Dutch East Indies’ past and places it in a global context. A five-year project spanning over 200 interviews with living eyewitnesses, he tells Olga and Hugh why he undertook it, and how (spoiler alert: even the dating app Tinder helped him out). In both his new book and h...

The futility of elections: Re-thinking democracy in East Africa 22 Feb 2021 A truck carries soldiers of the South Sudanese government force in the capital Juba on Nov. 12, 2016. (Photo by Kyodo News Stills via Getty Images) Despite their frequency and venerated place in the functioning of democracies, elections in East Africa are increasingly violent, plagued by coercion and irregularities and tend to exacerbate existing sociopolitical tensions without resulting in meaningful political change, improved quality of governance or citizen participation.  Recent polls in Rwanda, the Democratic Re...