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Democracy today with an eye on tomorrow

Mon, 19 Aug

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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.

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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?

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