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Rory Stewart: Waarom democratie belangrijk is

Filmed Jun 2012 • Posted Oct 2012TEDxHousesofParliament
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Het publiek verliest zijn vertrouwen in de democratie, zegt Brits parlementslid Rory Stewart. Nieuwe democratieën als Irak en Afghanistan zijn zeer corrupt, terwijl 84 procent van de mensen in Groot-Brittannië vindt dat de politiek niet functioneert. In deze belangrijke talk, lanceert Stewart een oproep tot actie om de democratie weer op te bouwen, te beginnen met het inzien van het belang van democratie - niet als middel, maar als ideaal.

Rory Stewart -- a perpetual pedestrian, a diplomat, an adventurer and an author -- is the member of British Parliament for Penrith and the Border. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Rik Delaet
Reviewed by Els De Keyser
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