Discourse and Democracy by Farrelly Michael

Author:Farrelly, Michael [Michael Farrelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781317694977
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)

4.2.2 Accountability

The emphasis on ‘improving local democracy’ is elaborated in the outline section of the document. There is a shift in the discourse towards a view of democracy as the exercise and passing of judgement, which tends towards the Competitive Elite model of democracy. There is a second shift in the legitimation of change towards seeing these specific changes as a necessary and inevitable aspect of ‘the modern world’:

10 More frequent local elections will strengthen direct accountability to local people by ensuring that voters in every area have greater opportunity to pass judgement on their local representatives. Councils will have a duty to consult local people about plans and services, and will have a power to hold local referendums.

11 The arrangements for local elections are well over 100 years old and need reform to reflect the modern world. There will be new guidance on maximising registration and turnout. Local government will try out ways of making it easier to vote—such as electronic voting, increased postal voting, mobile polling stations and voting on different days.

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