DEMOCRACY WITHOUT A PUBLIC SPHERE

Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts · May 27, 2020 · 1h 35m

Recorded May 27, 2020. ‘People need agency and voice in a crisis. This is a time when, more than ever, governments need to be open and transparent, responsive and accountable to the people they are seeking to protect ….’ – Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, António Guterres As large gatherings of people are prohibited under the measures introduced to prevent the spread of Covid-19, for many the established means of debate and protest have been constrained. At the same time, decision-making processes are increasingly opaque. For those historically marginalised, civic…