In what way do citizens get to express their voice in a democracy ?

effectively is widely considered today as

indispensable for strengthening the quality

of (democratic) governance and the nature of

state-society relations.

Political voice has both intrinsic and

instrumental value, as was prominently

highlighted in the report of the High Level

Panel on the post-2015 development agenda

(2013). In principle, political voice enables

people to pursue the goals and aspirations

that they value, and to seek redress when

an injustice is perceived. As Amartya Sen

has argued, the importance of participation

in one’s development through open and

non-discriminatory processes, to have a say

without fear, and to speak up against perceived

injustices and wrongs are fundamental

freedoms that are integral to one’s well being

and quality of life.

the crusades are one of the most significant events in the history of europe and the middle east.   they were a series of religious wars carried out by christian crusaders from europe during the timeframe of the middle ages.   beginning in 1095 ce, the crusades saw european knights and noblemen travel to the middle east in an attempt to capture the holy land away from muslim people that had controlled the region for the previous centuries.   the term crusade means ‘cross’.   therefore, the europeans that became crusaders viewed themselves as ‘taking up the cross’.   in fact, many of the crusaders wore crosses on their clothing and armor as they made their pilgrimage to the holy land.

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