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Definition of Democracy
I look forward to getting our discussion going this week. In political science, the study of democracy focuses on the definition of democracy, how democracy can be established/encouraged, what causes democracy, the types of democracy, the functioning of democracy, the quality of democracy, and more.
These is really the meat and potatoes of political science, especially comparative politics. There are volumes of books and articles on this topic. Please be sure to provide a scholarly source for your definition of democracy.
The word ‘democracy’ has its origins in the Greek language. It combines two shorter words: ‘demos’ meaning whole citizen living within a particular city-state and ‘kratos’ meaning power or rule.
It is generally agreed that liberal democracies are based on four main principles:
- A belief in the individual: since the individual is believed to be both moral and rational;
- A belief in reason and progress: based on the belief that growth and development is the natural condition of mankind and politics the art of compromise;
- A belief in a society that is consensual: based on a desire for order and co-operation not disorder and conflict;
- A belief in shared power: based on a suspicion of concentrated power (whether by individuals, groups or governments).
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