CEE Citizens Network's blog

there was an excellent presentation made this past week at the Committee on Sustainable Territorial Development by Ulrich Bohner who is the Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities at the CoE.

here is one quote:
If democracy is the power of people, then people’s participation in power-sharing and decision-making is its essential requirement. It has become especially clear when, looking for reasons for people’s disenchantment with politics and politicians – which is particularly reflected in falling voter turnouts during elections – the international community had to acknowledge a growing feeling among our citizens that they are unable to influence political decisions, that they exist separately from political life, and that they are powerless to change anything. In other words, that they don’t matter.

for the whole speech click on:

https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1510961&Site=Congress&BackColorInternet=e0cee1&BackColorIntranet=e0cee1&BackColorLogged=FFC679

Chuck

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