Page 146 - Enabling National Initiatives to Take Democracy Beyond Elections

What it would take for you to answer and register your interest? The invitations should have the authority of a Minister, Mayor or visible government representative, emphasising the remit task they are being given and commitments made. Emphasis should also be made to note the independence of the selection process as outside the control of the sponsoring agency or department. One useful technique is to place an emphasis on the element of doing democracy better.This will be different depending on your local relationship to democracy. However, this link to democratic reform can be useful for capturing people’s interest; it builds upon underlying dissatisfaction or distrust with public decision making by reinforcing the uniqueness of this opportunity. 144 A Project of the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF)