Clay Shirky and others believe that social media can aid citizens to make democratic governance more responsive. All existing democracies apply filters and even aspects of authoritarianism to function. Can “open source” democracy truly exist? When does it become anarchy?
Civil Society space is shrinking all over the world. This is being done systematically by autocratic governments and condoned by the more powerful nations. High time that civil society take heed and fight the war on both fronts. My musings…
Demanding better governance and accountability from governments has elements of risk. The levels differ depending on the prevalence or absence of rule of law. However, there is no doubt that only those who do take risk are likely to gain rewards. My musings…
In governance, as in life, timing is everything. For all the obvious benefits of democracy, is there such a thing as a time for an authoritarian rule? Do circumstances alter cases and choices? An exploratory journey along this path..
