Sonia Bussu argues that the way we understand democracy has been colonised by ‘liberal democracy’ and capitalism. As a result, democracy is far removed from our daily lives. We need to free ourselves from these constraints to see the possible alternatives, which are embodied in democracy as a way of living
Senior Lecturer in Politics and Public Administration, Manchester Metropolitan University
Sonia is the lead editor of a Symposium on ‘Embedding Participatory Governance’ in Critical Policy Studies and has published extensively on co-production and participatory governance.
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