Civic Driven Change for Deepening Democracy

By Rajesh Tandon

Tags: Civil Society Building

Within the context of Asia, this essay tackles the prevention and erosion of democratic practices, abetted by mass media which portrays civic agency as a negative force for social justice. Attention focuses on the commercialisation of the public sphere and roots of political culture that endorse authoritarian leadership. The author describes strategies, methods and experiences that deepen democracy beyond confinement by electoral politics.