“…Inclusion of various groups, especially in the decisionmaking process, is important because non-members, in some specific issues, may not be able to represent interests and perspectives of groups whose values, experience and lifestyles are different. To arrive at decisions that are fair and just, all perspectives should be deliberated and weighed (Kymlicka, 1995;Mahajan, 1998;Parekh, 1994;Young, 1990). When someone is deprived of an equal voice, the chances are quite high that his or her 'interests will not be given the same attention as the interests of those who do have a voice' (Dahl, 1989: 76).…”