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Is it time for Democracy’s Second Act?

Democracy isn’t broken, it’s stuck. Around the world, people are growing angry and polarized not because they’ve stopped caring, but because democracy has stopped evolving. The result isn’t apathy; it is a rising sense of political futility.

In Democracy’s Second Act, Peter MacLeod and Richard Johnson argue that the first act of democracy anchored in voting rights and representative government achieved extraordinary gains. Free elections, near-universal suffrage, and the peaceful transfer of power-reshaped societies and expanded human freedom. But these achievements represent the promise of democracy, not its completion. 

Join Peter Macleod for a hopeful, discussion on what comes next For democracy.

All Ages | Free

Lakeshore: Thursday, April 23, 6pm-7:30pm