Participatory democracy

type of “activism” by the Court would have strengthened democracy, promoted bottom-up lawmaking, made elected officials more accountable to the people, and enabled government to work for the people, not simply the powerful. DEMOCRACY IS UNSUSTAINABLE Democracy while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. John Adams…

reduce governmental cost, I believe internet voting should not be incorporated into democracy because it perpetuates a stronger bias in the results sustaining an economic classes where only citizens with the economic means to afford internet are able to participate in the electoral process. First this paper will support Froma Harrop argument against internet voting in her article, “Why Internet is Bad for Democracy”, by accentuating the negative repercussions to internet…

possess in modern liberal democracies, however, the low level of electoral participation is indicative of the fact that a countries democratic system might not be meaningfully representing the collective interests of it its citizens, which ultimately undermines the legitimacy democracy and its political institutions. Democracy, being one of the most fundamental aspects on modern day politics, dates…

in this society. Nowadays one can observe that the rights of these people are protected completely while their operation is linked to the existence of the modern citizenship. In addition, the people gained opportunity to be represented in the participatory bodies under the lieu of modern citizenship. Therefore, the contribution of the diverse citizenship to the modern form is confirmed. In assessment the limits of the modern citizenship and its diverse form, the author concludes that the first…

& Whitney, 2005). Fundamental to AI is the belief that in every group there is something positive that requires focus and this focus can become a reality through the efforts of people in the organisation (Cooperrider & Whitney, 2005). AI is a participatory research approach that aims to empower participants as partners or co-researchers from the inception of the study. An Indian project named Myrada used AI to facilitate sustainable livelihoods by reinforcing community’s strengths in rural…

an interesting and unique break from traditional democratic theory. It appeals to the ideal of plebiscitary democracy and acknowledges the reality of everyday citizens’ participation, or lack thereof. Green boldly steps away from the traditional Athenian concept of democracy on a mass scale that dominates modern democratic theory. He calls to attention the challenges of said model of democracy and gives the reality of modern citizenship. In doing so, he writes about a less active version of…

complex problem. People often define democracy in different ways. Howard Zinn and Sidney Hook, both famous historians, are two of those who define it quite differently. Howard Zinn chooses to define it as a set of criteria that examine the quality of life of our citizens, whether that is access to information, or equal pay. Hook on the other hand chooses to examine it in a more procedural nature, focusing on the criteria that categorize a procedural democracy, whether that is majority rule or…

Community based participatory research (CBPR) in archaeology, or Public Archaeology, is a style of research that involves a partnership between the community and the researchers. This new approach to archaeology has helped forge an interest in local archaeology from the community and facilitates communal investment in archaeological affairs that relate to their heritage. CBPR offers great experiences for the individuals who participate, while at the same time assisting the community achieve a…

liberal democracies have contributed to renewed interest in some of Aristotle’s ideas—namely, democratic theory. Throughout chapters 9 to 13 of Book 3 of Politics, Aristotle provides an empirical assessment of democracy’s strengths and limitations. He argues that democracy may have some merit as a regime because there is some truth to the democratic view that ordinary citizens may have a legitimate claim to political power in a city. Nevertheless,…

controlling its effects” (Madison, 1787). Professor Robert Rowland explains how Madison’s ideals relate to the liberal public sphere. “Madison’s liberal theory of the public sphere is grounded in support from representative as opposed to participatory democracy…At the constitutional Convention, he argued simply that Representation was an expedient by which the meeting of the people themselves was rendered unnecessary” (Rowland, 2005). Rowland goes on to explain that there are three primary…