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Sat 08 Aug 2008Ancient ideas could rejuvenate our sickly democracy
OPINION:Popular faith in politics is at an all-time low. Could the ancient Greeks and modern Chinese teach us about reinventing democracy asks Joe Humphreys
IRELAND, LIKE much of the western world, has in recent decades smugly assumed that it had reached the promised land in terms of political development. Save the odd debate about local government reform and the merits of abolishing the Seanad, there has hardly been a significant discussion about how to strengthen democracy in Ireland over the past 80 years. Certainly, there has not been a memorable one.
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