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Could future constitutional models be party free? Or can parties adapt to changing social and ideological conditions and find ways to rebuild their essential mediating role?
Tom Bentley of Demos will look at how parties’ standing has changed: membership has been decimated, local branch structures are reeling, and public perceptions of party discipline, funding and ethics are seriously damaged. Politicians increasingly look to newer, looser forms of activism for promising models of engagement and influence. More people belong to environmental NGOS than to all Britain’s parties put together.
The future of democracy demands a wave of political and institutional innovation, promoting more direct participation in decision-making, but also deepening deliberation in many different settings. So could future constitutional models be party free? Or can parties adapt to changing social and ideological conditions and find ways to rebuild their essential mediating role?
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Tom Bentley | talks |
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Date and Time: |
2 May 2006 at 6:00 pm |
Duration: | 2 hours |
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Venue: |
Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster |
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Free |
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