Play and Democracy (10 years on)

 

A paper from a decade ago now.  Many might object to my analogy between democratic politics and play by contesting that the latter is serious business.  To which I would respond that I agree, but play is also serious business!  Sadly, in the decade since I published this piece I believe we have become, in many respects, even more play-impaired than we were a decade ago.  And the health of our democracies have suffered as a consequence of this.  

Cheers, 

Colin