Melbourne, Australia — 9 December, 2008— During his first weeks in office, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called for a national summit in Canberra on the 19th- 20th April 2008 to explore the challenges facing the nation up to 2020.
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If increasing antagonism towards traditional democratic practices and institutions is to be reversed, local political authorities must be willing and able to move beyond consumer satisfaction and public consultation to more deliberative and participatory politics, says a new booklet 'Individual Pathways in Participation', published today by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
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