Terms of Engagement: Democracy
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Terms of Engagement: Democracy

Democracy is something we can all agree on. But what does it actually mean? James Butler looks at the many ways the word gets used politically and what it means to attempt to run a government or an organisation ‘democratically’.

  • Published 14 December 2015
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