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Author: Egresi, Katalin

Title: The challenges of sustainability in the decision-making mechanism of democratic states

Abstract: The problem of sustainability is one of the most important and pressing problems of the modern state. Although the history of the so-called green movement that is linked to the emergence of industrial society in the modern age, (to industrialism), in its contemporary form it is existing also a social movement, a political ideology – see, among others, green parties – and a state (international) obligation. What distinguishes the recent green movements today from the earlier conservation movement is its emphasis on science and research. The main aim of this study is to examine how democratic – above all, the participatory and deliberative democracies – political systems are dealing with the new challenges of sustainability and how they are finding political solutions to the demands of civil society. In parallel, the interdependence between social activism, democratic policy decision-making and international cooperation is worth considering, as coordination between sub-state and supra-state actors is needed to address sustainability.

Keywords: Paradigm shift, natural contract, social activism, participatory democracy

Cite as: Egresi, K. (2024). The challenges of sustainability in the decision-making mechanism of democratic states. Studia Juridica et Politica Jaurinensia, 11(2), 13–23. https://doi.org/10.71100/STUDIA.2024.2.2

Doi: 10.71100/STUDIA.2024.2.2

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