Najam Interviewed on Challenges to Modern Democracies
In his interview with El Diaro Vasco, Adil Najam, Dean Emeritus and Professor of International Relations and Earth and Environment at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, discussed the challenges and pressures being faced by modern democracies.
Najam’s interview was in the context of the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa’s experiment with collaborative governance in the form of “Etorkizuna Eraikiz.” Najam pointed out that “across the world, citizens are frustrated because they seek and expect more from democracy than it has been able to deliver. Not just the ability to vote every four years. Even voice is no longer enough. Citizens expect impact from democracy and they now seek direct participation in democratic action.”
The full interview can be read on El Diaro Vasco‘s website.
Adil Najam is a global public policy expert who served as the Inaugural Dean of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and was the former Vice-Chancellor of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research focuses on issues of global public policy, especially those related to global climate change, South Asia, Muslim countries, environment and development, and human development. Read more about Najam on his faculty profile.