Several representatives of NGO's in Serbia were interviewed about their work in civil society building. They were asked about their activities and personal motives. They were also asked about ‘good practice’ in democratic processes, particularly in relation to political interaction, debate, spoken word and so on. They sketched out a model of how politics should ideally be practiced in Western democracies. There is a super-real quality to these accounts, to the sincere or opportunistic promotion of the perfect practice of democracy.

From the transcripts of the interviews, a single text was compiled and then translated to Dutch. An actor then featured in a new, scripted interview. The video 'The Agents of Change', is the uncut recording of that 29 minute exchange, with English subtitles.

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Actor: Thomas Boer

This work was made possible by
Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam
Rijksakademie, Amsterdam