Agency, design and ‘slow democracy’
- 4 May 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Time & Society
- Vol. 26 (3), 362-383
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463x15584254
Abstract
Can democracy be resilient in an increasingly ‘high-speed society’? Social acceleration, some critics argue, poses a serious threat to the idea and practice of democracy. Others invoke but do not develop the idea of ‘slow democracy’ as one important response to this threat. Despite its importance, the critique and response lack analytical depth. In this context, and in an effort to rebuild the debate on a stronger and more fruitful base, the article underscores the potential of political agency to shape democracy’s temporality and reframes ‘slow democracy’ as a challenge of democratic design.Keywords
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