What does the future of democracy look like?
Pretty bleak, sometimes - but The Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, suggests that perhaps the fate of democracy rests not in the hands of politicians, but in those of ordinary people.
In a new collection of essays titled How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand (Te Herenga Waka University Press), Geoffrey outlines a roadmap for democratic renewal, urging those reading not to surrender to pessimism, but to look to the power of ordinary citizens in effecting change.
Geoffrey joins Susie Ferguson to discuss the path to democratic revitalisation in his new book.
Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
