Category: Democracy

The Oxford dictionary describes democracy as Democracy is all a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting. Democracy existed in pre-agricultural societies, it was first seen in Greece, in Athens in the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Democracy first made an appearance in the form that we know, as representative democracy, in…

French Revolution can be credited as the main inciter of democratisation in not only France but throughout Europe as it gives the consciousness among the Europe countries regarding the rise to the new national political order and political institution. As that many of the European states are under the absolute monarchy government as well as…

There is not any more fulfilling portrayal of democracy than Winston Churchill’s assertion that it ‘is the most noticeably awful type of government aside from every one of those different structures that have been attempted now and again.’ Among compliments, underhanded ones are the loveliest, first making a demonstration of withdrawing and afterward, similar to…

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…

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 1957, the Treaty of Rome was signed by six countries including Belgium, France, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and West Germany, leading to the creation of the European Economic Community and the establishment of a customs union. Those six countries were the founding members of the European Union. Afterward, more treaties and agreements were signed,…

High levels of economic inequality have frequently been cited as a reason for why democracy may not be effective in a certain nation, or why democracy cannot prosper for long periods within a country. Democracy in this context is referring to a nation that holds free and fair elections with broad participation, along with a…

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.…