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5 days ago · In the realm of governance, the concept of representative democracy stands as a beacon of participatory decision-making, embodying the collective voice of the populace...
3 days ago · Pew found that about 75% of respondents in the U.S. think that representative democracy is a good way of governing. A 2023 study also showed that Americans tend to see themselves as being more committed to democracy, while viewing members of the other party as being more likely to subvert democracy.
11 hours ago · It is a common view that Popper’s defense of the open society has been a defense of Western, liberal democracies. This seems to imply that by fostering democratic institutions we are ipso facto fostering open societies. I criticize this view by arguing that in-built incentives in democratic mechanisms move us away from (or hamper) the open society. Democracy promotes voters’ ignorance ...
5 days ago · by Newculturalfrontiers. 08/05/2024. Democracy is a political system based on the principle that decisions should be made by and for the people. It incorporates a number of ideas about freedom, including the idea that each person is equal in their legal rights to life and liberty.
3 days ago · The majoritarianism inherent in this Westminster system does not only create inequality between the governing party and opposition parties. It also embeds inequality between opposition parties, with the largest opposition party (the Official Opposition), receiving far greater guaranteed participation rights in the House of Commons, including speaking opportunities for frontbench spokespersons ...
11 hours ago · Bolstering democracy. A good example is Panchayati Raj, on which Aiyar was instrumental in bringing the Amendments to the Constitution in 1992, under which institutions “of self-government ...
Liberalism is the ideology of capitalism, free markets, representative democracy, legal rights and state monopoly on violence. It includes a large portion of the present day political spectrum, from the centre-left social democrats to the far-right conservatives and American libertarians.
