Anticipatory Governance for Democracy

Government Foresight Community (GFC) Masterclass seminars
with Sheila Ronis and Leon Fuerth, 2024/06/06
Western democracy is challenged by a crisis of public confidence owing to a number of factors - historical, ideological, and social - making for profound discontent and readiness to embrace radical alternatives. Beyond this ongoing crisis in the present, there is a second wave of even more profound challenges, owing in large part to the unatnticipated consequences of morally detached technollogies, including nuclear energy, carbon-based energy, artificial biology, and suddenly, the birth of artificial intelligence. Individually, these are nearly - but not yet completely - beyond control. A general breakdown into a chaotic condition is possible, but not inevitable. Avoiding that requires a revived social contract between leaders and people, based essentially on new awareness of the issues, an apolitical dialogue over responses, and ways to buttress public support for democracy. In this context, anticipatory governance should be central to restore the genuine social discourse and public trust in democracy.

Government Foresight Community (GFC) Masterclass seminars are monthly virtual seminars, open to foresight practitioners across the world, invite foresight experts to present their experiences and practices followed by Q & A. Recordings of the speaker's presentations and related materials are made available online.
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Speakers’ bios: Sheila Ronis |   / sheila-ronis-a451091   & Leon Fuerth |   / leon-fuerth-209b71101