Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

In this episode, we trace the origins of democracy from ancient Athens to the present day, exploring how different models—from the Roman Republic to the Putney Debates—have shaped governance and representation.  Drawing from Chapter 2 of Stakeholder Democracy: Represented Democracy in a Time of Fear by Felix Dodds, we examine the expansion of democratic participation, the challenges posed by misinformation and right-wing populism, and the emergence of stakeholder democracy.  We also highlight contemporary experiments in participatory democracy, including citizen panels and proposals for a global parliament, and consider the diverse forms of modern democratic governments. In the context of sustainable development, this book describes how we are moving from representative to participatory democracy and how we are now in a "stakeholder democracy," which is working to strengthen represented democracy in a time of fear. Since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the idea of stakeholder dem...

A revolution is coming — a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough — But a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.”  Robert Kennedy, 1966 Can be watched here. This book represents Felix Dodds 18th his collaborators for this one was Jan-Gustav Strandenaes, Carolina Duque Chopitea, Minu Hemmati, Susanne Salz, Bernd Lakemeier, Laura Schmitz, and Jana Borkenhagen. The book was launched on the 11th of July at the United Nations Bookshop in New York Felix Dodds a former Executive Director of the UK Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future (1992-2012)  said: “We are in difficult times when governments are no longer trusted and at the same time need to take difficult decisions on issues like addressing climate change, the massive wave of new technologies that are coming in the next ten years and t...

My new book Stakeholder Democracy: Represented Democracy in A Time of Fear (Routledge) is on advance order on amazon - out July 9th.   I would also like to thank my co-authors J an-Gustav Strandenaes, Carolina Duque Chopitea, Minu Hemmati, Susanne Salz, Bernd Lakemeier, Laura Schmitz, and Jana Borkenhagen for their chapters - which are awesome!! While underscoring that my co-authors do not necessarily agree with the chapters written by other people. The book will be out in July for the High Level Political Forum where we will be launching the book. Let me share with you the introduction for the book...and a few reviews out already. “A revolution is coming — a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are fortunate enough — But a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.” (Kennedy, 1966) A changing world The ...