Thought for the Week: Democracy, Ownership and Young People

Hrkn to .. Thought for the Week · Dec 4, 2023 · 14m

Oxford University Professor Ben Ansell is delivering this year's Reith Lectures on the future of democracy: whether it's in retreat across the world, whether citizens of wealthy countries have embraced a false sense of security, how to build a sense of solidarity in polarised societies, and how to enable continued economic growth without wrecking the environment in the process. But will he tackle the question of how democracy can — and it should — evolve from national to global governance? And will he address the need for participation in individual ownership and the accompanying enhanced…