Democracy Flashcards
What is democracy
Rule of the people
Where did the idea of democracy originate from
Greek city state Athens,5 century BC
Who called democracy the tyranny of majority
Tocqueville
Js mill
Other names of representative democracy
Liberal or liberal procedural democracy
What is representative democracy?
It is a form of democracy in which the people show parity elections, what to choose their representatives. the representatives, and not the people themselves govern. In fact, not even the representativeveabut only small minority of representatives are participating in government, remaining representatives, debate, deliberate and ask questions to check the government’s actions and decisions.
What did JS Milk call representative democracy
Two-step shifted democracy
What is participative democracy?
In participative, democracy still the representatives and not the people themselves government, but people have more say in governance. People regularly take part in debate dialogue and deliberations which form the basis of collective decision making by the government. It also means the centralisation of governance up to the grassroot level.
Supporters of representative democracy
John Locke
js mill
Schumpeter
Lippmann
Supporters of participative, democracy
Rouseau
Machperson
Hannah Arendt
Benjamin barber
Gandhiji
What is deliberative democracy?
Deliberative democracy is contemporary variant of democracy. In this view democratic decisions are those which are outcome of deliberations-exchange of reason arguments among equal citizens to persuade each other, and to attain a rational consensus or a shared solution, and not by aggregation of pre-existing individual. Deliberations among citizens is to arrive at popular. Will which reflects society’s common good. The government are supposed to be guided by these popular will in making public policies, rules, laws etc.
What is multiculturalism?
Multiculturalism denotes existence so many cultural groups communities in any socio political system. As an idea, it focuses on the ways in which society is a nation. State should respond to cultural, religious and linguistic diversities. it is part of liberal doctrine. It emanates from the concept of toleration,one of the foundational liberal thought.
What is thin multiculturalism?
In Western liberal nationstates, one may notice very deleted or teen form of multiculturalism. Diverse cultures in such nation states are guided by liberal beliefs. They share common language and religion. Only weak disagreements exist over values and beliefs.
What is thick multiculturalism?
In Many third world nationstates, thick multiculturalism is noticed. Deep diversity, cultural groups have very different value systems and believes exist in society. This makes the challenge of men managing diversity very difficult for the governments in this nation states.
Prominent thinkers who theorised the concept of multiculturalism
Bhikhu Parekh
Charles Taylor
Brain Barry
Will Kymlicka
Charles Taylor thoughts on multiculturalism
Book - politics of recognition
Move beyond cultural rights to positive recognition and appreciation of diverse cultures.
