Category: Democracy

He argued for direct involvement in his work the Social contract displaying that to be represented is to give up. Direct democracy makes frequent use of referendums where citizens are asked directly instead of matters being discussed through elected MPs. Nonetheless, this system isnt flawless. It requires the affair to be simple, at the same…

Democracy, according to Abraham Lincoln former American President is a government of the people by the people and for the people. In other words Democracy is a system of government in which all the people of a state or polity are involved in decision making. Most theories of democracy are based on the principle of…

In this essay I will argue that there is no better political system than democracy. I will make this argument through a consistent comparison between democracy and other forms of political system, evaluating each in turn with reference to consent, freedom, equality, and wisdom. Other forms of political system include autocratic, authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannical,…

Democratic based system originates from a Greek word ‘demokratia’. In Greek, ‘demos’ signifies individuals and ‘kratia’ signifies rule. In this way, Democratic based system actually implies individuals’ standard. The greatest prudence of Democracy is that it is government by the general population for the general population. The administration speaks to the perspectives of the general…

Democracy is a system of government in which citizens have the power to elect their government’s representatives. Decisions on who is considered a member of the people and how power is shared or delegated by the people have evolved over time and at various rates in different countries, but they have gradually expanded to include…

The definition of democracy concentrates on the debates among proponents of deliberative, substantive, and procedural justice. Procedural democrats generally emphasize institutions and practices characterized by a democratic regime (Dahl, 1-3). Deliberative democrats make decisions showing that the most appropriate procedures can be transformed into a proper form of democracy (Dahl, 2-5). Substantive democracy explains the…

In the modern day, an increasing number of autocratic regimes are being overthrown and replaced with democracy. Within a short time, several North African and Middle-Eastern countries have had their autocracies challenged and overthrown (Danju, Maasoglu, and Maasoglu 2013). It can be argued that development spurs democratic transitions or stabilises current democracies (Boix 2011). In…

The main arguments of John Mearsheimer relied on the development, nature and fate of liberal hegemonic order. He is a well-known offensive realist and his central argument relied mainly on the long-standing intention of creating the world in the American image through liberal thoughts and institutional arrangements. The concept of liberal democracy started with two…

Democracy progressively nourishes in the lap of literacy. Democracy without literacy is like the vehicle without wheels. Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people. In this system, people drive the government with the potent of literacy. But illiteracy jams the wheels and derailed the democracy out of the way.…

In recent discussions of the true power of education, a controversial issue has been whether education is the most powerful means to sustain democracy and freedom. On the one hand, some argue that education is not the most powerful means to sustain democracy and freedom. From this perspective, people see how there could be faults…