Democracy today with an eye on tomorrow
Mon, 19 Aug
|Trades Hall Auditorium
The Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney, Catalyst and Unions NSW are jointly hosting this exceptional gathering of internationally renowned thinkers for an all too rare public conversation on the questions that are shaking western democracies to their foundations.
Time & Location
19 Aug 2013, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Trades Hall Auditorium, 4 Goulburn St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
About the Event
A public conversation
The within the University of Western Sydney, Catalyst and Unions NSW are jointly hosting this exceptional gathering of internationally renowned thinkers for an all too rare public conversation on the questions that are shaking western democracies to their foundations.Whitlam Institute
Can democracy develop or flourish except as it is bounded, contained and framed by the constitutional state?
Is representative democracy really past its 'used by' date?
Can 'direct' democracy deliver?
Is there a point at which inequality destroys any claim to democracy?