Description
Democracy can be understood as a concept as well as a system of government associated with certain values, including transparency, accountability, the protection of rights, and non-oppressive government. This cutting edge new book explores the current contours of democracy and asks important questions such as: Does contemporary democracy mean the same thing that it did centuries ago? Are the longstanding assumptions about democracy and good governance sustainable in the face of digital transformation, paradigm shifts, and the liberalization of knowledge? Is democracy still applicable in the way that it has been traditionally envisioned? Gathering together insights from academics and practitioners with expertise on democracy and governance in the Caribbean context, this book is designed to spark a conversation about the ways in which appetites for democracy may be shifting in the Caribbean and beyond, exploring the conditions that brings these shifts to bear.
Section one focuses on conceptual pieces that investigate democracy and good governance, their definition, and comparative analysis of how the conceptualization of democracy can shape outcomes in different governmental contexts. Section two explores the ways in which events, trends, and technologies have impacted democratic or undemocratic values and attitudes. Section three examines shifts in democratic inclination in the 21st century. Together the chapters represent an overdue study of the foundational governmental system of our time in a region that has historically been overlooked. Rethinking Democracy and Governance: Perspectives from the Caribbean is required reading for students of governance, public administration, and public policy.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: A Long walk to Democracy: How far we have come
- Reflections on Democracy: Concepts, Norms, and Problems
- Democracies and their Fragility: Working only for the people who they were made for
- Government and the "Trust" to Kill: Public trust, Extralegal Governance, and Patriotism
- Re-Imagining Liberal Democracies in the face of COVID-19
- Claim-Making in The Digital Age: A Framework for Co-Optation in the Production and Conveyance of Political Claims in Social Media
- The digital identity revolution: Assessing the opportunities and challenges for Developing Countries
- Digital Transformation and the Politics of Disruptive Technologies
- Democracy and the Politics of Indigenous-Settler Reconciliation in Australia and Canada
- Demystifying Environmental Democracy in a New Era of Governance: Whole of Community efforts among Citizens, Nonprofits, the Public and Private Sectors
- Promoting Democratic Governance among the Jamaican youth through Civic Education: The Experiences of the UWI-Mona Department of Government’s Governance Society
- Civil Society Organizations in Democratic Societies: A Case Study looking at the Impact of the Jamaica Debates Commission on Jamaica’s 2020 General Elections
- Healing the Defects of Democracy Using Deliverology in the Context of Citizen Security: The Case of Jamaica’s Citizen Security Plan
- Increasing Citizen e-Democratic Participation using digital technologies: The Case of Jamaica’s National Identification System (NIDS)
Donavon Johnson
Jermaine Young
Ariel T. Powell
Donavon Johnson, Kemesha Swaby, Ren-Neasha Blake-Gilmore
Tristan Graham, Ananda Squire
Howard Reid
Damion Gordon
Ashera Barron, Donavon Johnson
Stacey-Ann Wilson
Ren-Neasha Blake-Gilmore, Dainalyn Swaby, Leneka Rhoden
Lloyd Waller, Shinique Walters, Nicola Satchell, Stephen Johnson, Gavin Daley, Howard Reid
Gavin Daley
Dianne McIntosh, Georgiana Clarke, Latavia Mitchell-Morgan, Kevin White, Akeem Bender
Aubrey Stewart
15. Healthy is Democracy: The Role of Healthcare and Social Equity Considerations in the Governance of People
Donavon Johnson, Saphire Longmore
16. Influence of Privately-Owned Print Media on Election Outcomes: The Case of Guyana’s 2020 General Elections
Neil Marks
17. Democracy, Inequality, Public Administration and Good Governance: An Uncertain Future
Allan Rosenbaum
Conclusion
Donavon Johnson
