Adele Webb is Research Lead in Democracy and Citizen Engagement at the University of Canberra’s Centre for Deliberative Democracy. Her research spans democratic theory and practice, with a focus on complex political attitudes and the potential for democratic innovation. Her book, Chasing Freedom: The Philippines’ Long Journey to Democratic Ambivalence, examines how U.S. colonialism continues to shape understandings of democracy in the Philippines.
As we look around the globe and see growing threats to democracy, more of us are asking ourselves – do we have effective electoral, legislative and legal systems and social…
