Titre : | The case for democracy in the COVID-19 pandemic |
Auteurs : | David Seedhouse, Auteur |
Editeur : | Thousand Oaks (CA), London... : Sage |
Année de publication : | 2020 |
Collection : | Sage swifts |
Présentation physique : | XVI, 172 p. |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-5297-5181-9 |
Autre ISBN/ISSN : | 978-1-5297-5205-2 |
Mots clés : |
Covid-19 -- Gestion des crises
Covid-19 -- Société Politique publique Démocratie participative |
Note générale : | Notes bibliogr. Index |
Résumé : |
One moment life was normal, the next, governments around the world were imposing radical lockdowns of their populations. But why were decision-makers so readily ignoring centuries of hard-won civil freedoms ? Where was the discussion of ethics a[...]
One moment life was normal, the next, governments around the world were imposing radical lockdowns of their populations. But why were decision-makers so readily ignoring centuries of hard-won civil freedoms ? Where was the discussion of ethics and human rights ? Why were we so easily controlled and why were our controllers so willing to do it ?
In "The Case for Democracy", David Seedhouse explores the psychological biases ; distorted risk perceptions ; frenetic journalism ; the disputed science ; the narrow focus of "experts" ; value judgements dressed up as truths ; propaganda ; the invisibility of ethics ; and the alarming irrelevance of inclusive democracy that have been features of governmental responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. Seedhouse argues that the chaotic governmental response to Coronavirus, with no attempt to include the public, is the perfect argument for an extensive, participatory democracy ; a democracy that demonstrates practical decision making by listening to everyone’s knowledge and expertise. Now is the time for us to solve our problems together. David Seedhous : Professor of Deliberative Practice, Aston University, UK, Owner, Values Exchange. [Présentation par EBSCOhost, septembre 2020] |
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