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Government, Politics & Public Administration

Governance, elections, public policies, leadership, political systems and public services.

46 discussions found

Digital and in-person public services: Moving services online or maintaining accessible physical channels?

An open, professional discussion about digital and in-person public services, comparing moving services online with maintaining accessible physical channels and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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Term limits for leaders: Which approach works better?

A welcoming, professional discussion about term limits for leaders, comparing enforcing strict limits with allowing voters to retain effective leaders and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Can moving services online rapidly and maintaining strong offline access coexist in Digital public services?

A welcoming, professional discussion about digital public services, comparing moving services online rapidly with maintaining strong offline access and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Taxes and service quality: what do real experiences teach us?

An open, professional discussion about taxes and service quality, comparing raising revenue for public investment with limiting taxes until services improve and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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Citizen participation and expert administration: Opening more decisions to public input or allowing trained officials to decide?

An open, professional discussion about citizen participation and expert administration, comparing opening more decisions to public input with allowing trained officials to decide and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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What are we overlooking about Youth quotas in leadership?

A welcoming, professional discussion about youth quotas in leadership, comparing reserving positions for younger people with using open competition without age quotas and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
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Political appointments and merit service: Allowing elected leaders to choose key officials or protecting professional civil-service systems?

An open, professional discussion about political appointments and merit service, comparing allowing elected leaders to choose key officials with protecting professional civil-service systems and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
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What would a fair and practical approach to majority rule and minority protection look like?

An open, professional discussion about majority rule and minority protection, comparing following electoral majorities with strengthening constitutional safeguards and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants32 viewsActive

Where should we draw the line on digital and in-person public services?

An open, professional discussion about digital and in-person public services, comparing moving services online with maintaining accessible physical channels and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants34 viewsActive

Transparency and legitimate confidentiality: Publishing more government information or protecting sensitive negotiations and security?

An open, professional discussion about transparency and legitimate confidentiality, comparing publishing more government information with protecting sensitive negotiations and security and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants27 viewsActive

Majority rule and minority protection: Following electoral majorities or strengthening constitutional safeguards?

An open, professional discussion about majority rule and minority protection, comparing following electoral majorities with strengthening constitutional safeguards and seeking practical, context-sensitive conclusions.
0 replies0 participants27 viewsActive

What does fairness look like in Civil-service job security?

A welcoming, professional discussion about civil-service job security, comparing protecting independence through stable tenure with using easier performance-based replacement and inviting evidence, lived experience and practical recommendations.
0 replies0 participants33 viewsActive