ABSTRACT
The Notes from Nowhere collective (2003) has suggested that the current growing appeal of autonomy is a direct result of the crisis of faith and trust in representative democracy. For a growing minority the current political climate has posed more profound questions about the meaning of democracy and popular involvement in the decision-making process. As a result, “participation, deliberation, consensus, and direct democracy are emerging from the margins and, in many instances, are being reaffirmed as the centre of gravity for communities the world over.” (Notes from Nowhere 2003, 108).
