GAIAN DEMOCRACIES Redefining Globalisation & People-Power

by Roy Madron & John Jopling

Published by Green Books on behalf of Schumacher UK.

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Today millions of people from all walks of life are demonstrating against the global power of neo-liberal governments and corporate capitalism. Their slogan is 'Another World is Possible'.

But how can we replace today's unjust and unsustainable global system with the just and sustainable world we long for? How can people like us overcome the power of today's global forces?

In this ground-breaking book, Roy Madron and John Jopling propose that the way forward is through the people-power of a global network of 'Gaian democracies'. In Gaian democracies, citizens and liberating political leaders will work together to learn how to live harmoniously with Gaia so as to be able to live harmoniously with each other.

With the insights and tools of Gaian Democracy, the many millions opposing today's global forces can take an active part in co-creating a better world.

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"No one will look at the political process in the same light again. This book is a great achievement." - Richard Douthwaite, author of The Growth Illusion

"I greatly admire the spirit and range of this work. One the one hand, never has the need been greater for a shift in fundamental social thinking. But, on the other, never has the challenge of achieving such a thing been more daunting - for the very reasons set out here with awful clarity." - Philip Allott, Professor of International Public Law, Cambridge University

"A remarkable work setting out a clear direction, and drawing a clear distinction between what is and what can be." - Gunter Pauli, Director of ZERI (Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives) and former President of CEO of ECOVER

"An important document in helping to clarify the emerging vision of the future." - Gary Alexander, Faculty of Technology, The Open University

"An insightful contribution that goes to the heart of the thorny topic of democracy succinctly and convincingly. Chapter 3, in particular, is profound and should be added to the national schools curriculum!" - Dr Samir Rihani, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool, School of Politics

"This is a real wake-up call, setting out a compelling framework for fundamental system change which unites two fields that have been separate for far too long: participatory governance and sustainable development." - Lindsey Colbourne, InterAct and UK Sustainable Development Commission

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The authors have very different backgrounds. Roy Madron spent fifteen years as a TV reporter and producer. In 1980, as a research fellow in the Participation Research Unit of the Manchester Business School, he conducted a long-term study of the use of participation strategies for improving the performance of social or business systems. He has since built on that research in his own practice as a consultant in systems improvement and participatory planning.

After practising as a barrister for thirty years, John Jopling has helped to establish numerous organisations seeking to contribute to a more just and healthy world. These include FIELD (Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development), Feasta (the Dublin-based foundation for the economics of sustainability) and the Sustainable London Trust, which published Creating a Sustainable London and London, Pathways to the Future. SLT is also the lead organisation in the World Wide Democracy Network, founded by the authors.

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