Bishnu N. Mohapatra

Bishnu N. Mohapatra formerly taught at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and headed the Governance Portfolio of the New Delhi office of the Ford Foundation. He is a well-known Indian poet who writes in Oriya

Introduction to a global conversation

There is no ‘finished product democracy’. How should democracy or self-rule be explained and evaluated today? It requires respect for the democracy of knowledge. Introducing a global conversation into the public domain

By Bishnu N. Mohapatra

/ 11 May 2011

The Democracy Manifesto: Re-imagining Democracy in Our Time

What is The Democracy Manifesto? A global conversation involving academics, civil society and social movement activists from Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America, has set out a credo for our fast-moving times, followed by responses from four of the participants as they continue th

By Bishnu N. Mohapatra

/ 11 May 2011

Introducing the Democracy Manifesto and a global conversation

There is no ‘finished product democracy’. How should democracy or self-rule be explained and evaluated today? It requires respect for the democracy of knowledge. A global conversation held at three international meetings, involving academics, civil society and social movement activists from Asia,

By Bishnu N. Mohapatra

/ 7 May 2011