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Democracy's Myopia

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ID6234375
AutoresTon Bührs
Año2012
Volumen47
Número3
Páginas413-425
Fecha de publicación2012-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2012.704349
OpenAlexW2042510964
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas30

That democracy, and in particular the currently dominant form of democracy, liberal democracy, has difficulty dealing with long-term challenges, has been widely recognised. This is problematic for a wide range of policy areas, but perhaps most markedly so in the environmental area. Governments have adopted a range of cognitive, policy and institutional means to 'bring in the future', but the effectiveness and implications for democracy of these are questionable. This article discusses the limitations of some of these tools, and puts forward some ideas by which the myopia of liberal-democratic systems might be diminished. Keywords:: environmental policygreen planningliberal democracylong-term policynational sustainable development councilssustainable development Additional informationNotes on contributorsTon Bührs Ton Bührs is Associate Professor in Environmental Policy with the Department of Environmental Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand

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