Wk 4 Reflection

Australian Capital Vision

Problem that our group members came up with:
Citizens feel left out of policy making resulting in a sense of a lack of democratic legitimacy
 - "Problems of perceived national policy legitimacy are exacerbated in nations with fairly weak nationalist-collecive identities, as in Australia." (Hantz-Karp et al)

Solution
 - It has been shown that active citizen participation results in a greater understanding of policy and a sense of shared identity. "A connection between the emergence of a shared identity and the apparent enhanced participant understanding of and commitment to the common good"
 - A flexible citizens layer of parliament in addition to the two houses (citizens parliamentn 2009).