Sarah Wong

“... careerism tends to undermine democracy by divorcing knowledge from practical experience, devaluing the kind of knowledge that is gained from that experience, and generating social conditions in which ordinary people are not expected to know anything at all. The reign of specialized expertise … is the antithesis of democracy.”

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Stulberg asserts that to “build community and cultivate lasting friendships,” we must find ways to shift our focus from inward (on ourselves) to outward (on our commitments and relationships with others). He suggests that we need to engage in activities (book clubs, community gardens, etc) that create “obligation with others,” and that once... See more

the notion of the “community”, be that place‐based (a neighbourhood) or identity‐based (a specific group of raced, ethnic, classed or religious people)

According to the Behavioural Insights Team in a report commissioned by the GLA’s Violence Reduction Unit, the strongest predictor of crime in London is income deprivation, with 80 per cent of recorded crimes in London occurring in the most income-deprived areas.

Her findings show that that highly personal commitments, such as the quality of children's education or the desire to help a friend, have a disproportionately large impact in motivating political participation among people with fewer resources. Han makes the case that civic and political organizations can lay the foundation for greater citizen... See more