How to Save Democracy
The Importance of the Civic Bargain
Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,
Is Democracy dying? Polls show that Americans on both sides of the political spectrum feel it’s under attack... but does the situation have to be so dire?
Professors Brook Manville and Josiah Ober offer a guide to democratic renewal in order to guarantee civic rights of freedom, equality, and dignity.
Tracing the long progression toward self-government through four key moments in democracy’s history: Classical Athens, Republican Rome, Great Britain’s constitutional monarchy, and America’s founding, they compare what worked and what failed in each case... to draw out lessons for how modern democracies can survive and thrive.
Join us on August 31st, Noon EST for this incredibly important conversation on how to save Democracy... and the importance of the Civic Bargain:
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About the Speakers:
Brook Manville is an independent consultant who writes about politics, democracy, technology, and business. Previously a partner with McKinsey & Co. and an award-winning professor at Northwestern University, he is the author of The Origins of Citizenship in Ancient Athens (Princeton) and A Company of Citizens: What the World’s First Democracy Teaches Leaders About Creating Great Organizations (with Josiah Ober).
Josiah Ober is the Constantine Mitsotakis Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece, Democracy and Knowledge: Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens (both Princeton), The Greeks and the Rational: The Discovery of Practical Reason, and other books.
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All the best,
Anya Leonard
Founder and Director
Classical Wisdom
Perhaps one of the questions should be: Are there any functioning democracies left in the world?
For public consumption that requires that a definition be provided for democracy and its variants, followed by a list of countries that make the hurdle(and why)
I can’t come up with a country that does so, but I may be missing something. Vanuatu anyone? Vanuatuans probably wouldn’t agree.
It’s a very worthy topic. But just like in medicine, the diagnosis must be accurate before prognosis and treatment can be effective.
Thank you for that comment Brien. Maybe we even need to define democracy before looking for one 😟