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Working With Others
Participation and Democracy
From: Educating for Action
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In the following pages I will examine how democracy works, breaking down the process from voting to lobbying. I will explore the role that social movements and demonstrations play in creating democracy outside the confines of the electoral process. I will also explain how “direct democracy” and “deliberative democracy” work, both within and outside of the state structure. In this process, I will explore some of the challenges democracy faces in its various forms, and how they can be overcome. Finally, I will provide guidelines on how to actually practice democracy through deliberative, consensus decision-making procedures. But first it will be helpful to clarify what democracy is by looking at democratic practices throughout history.
Contributors
Joshua Ryan Holst
Joshua Ryan Holst is a consultant, documentarian, and doctoral candidate in applied anthropology at the University of Arizona. His environmental and social justice consulting for nonprofits has taken him throughout Southeast Asia, Latin America, West Africa, and California. In the US, Joshua served on several community committees focused on voting and inequality, as well as on the boards of directors of two environmental political action committees. He has worked closely with the Anti-globalization movement, the American Indian movement, Occupy Wall Street, the Indigenous Congress of Chiapas, and the Global Environmental Justice movement.
