"We live in an era when, despite major differences, a great many governments describe themselves as democratic. Yet there are major disagreements over what democracy is or should be."
"Citizens and public deliberation are at the center of . . . democracy. Yet the role they will play in the democracy of the future is very much an open issue. Some scholars have already made a strong case that we have sidelined citizens to create a democracy that can operate pretty much without them — except for voting, which people now see as necessary but not sufficient in modern democracy."
David Mathews
President, Charles F. Kettering Foundation
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