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Society: Participation and Engagement
Maria Figueroa Küpçü1
Introduction
The global threats of our age include terror, deadly weapons, genocide, infectious disease, poverty, environmental degradation, and organized crime. They will not wait for states to sort out their differences (Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General, 2004).2
The 21st century has witnessed unprecedented increases in the participatory nature of governance. Technological breakthroughs and economic integration have accelerated a process of globalization that has shaped new political and social dynamics. For the first time in history, a majority of the world’s people live in democratic ...
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