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DEMOCRACY
Learning outcomes for people
• Understanding the concepts of democracy
• How democracy makes impacts on people
• Understand the different political parties
Democracy
WHATS DEMOCRACY
IT`S TYPES
CLASSICAL THOERY
IMPORTANT EVENTS
INGREDIENTS OF DEMOCRACY
VEHICLES AND TOOLS OF DEMOCRACY
MODELS OF DEMOCRACY
SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRACY
GLOBALIZATION
TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS
ISSUES and DISCUSSIONS
“Democracy is a political form of government carried out either directly by the people (direct democracy) or by means of elected representatives of the people (representative democracy).
The term comes from the Greek: δημοκρατία - (dēmokratía) "rule of the people", which was coined from δῆμος(dêmos) "people" and κράτος (krátos) "power", in the middle of the fifth-fourth century BC to denote the political systemsthen existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.
Even though there is no, universally accepted specific definition of 'democracy',
Equality and freedom have been identified as important characteristics of democracy since ancient times.
Principles are reflected in all citizens being equal before the law and having equal access to power. For example, in a representative democracy, every vote has equal weight
No restrictions can apply to anyone wanting to become a representative.
Parliamentary Democracy
An elected group of people that makes laws;
often, power is shared among several political
parties
Federal Republic
Allows shared power among national and local
authorities
The triple meaning:
Democracy as source of state authority – power of the people
Democracy as the purpose of government – the common good
Democracy as a method of choosing political leaders – by the people
Abraham Lincoln: “Government of the people, by the people, and for the people” (1863)
Also from Lincoln (1861): “This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it”.
Death of Socrates: Plato blames
democracy [399BC]
Magna Carta 1215
Glorious Revolution 1688
American Revolution 1776
French Revolution 1789
Russian revolution 1917
Chinese protracted revolution
Globalisation
United Nations
European Union
Freedom
(of thought, believe, expression, Speech, Debate, Inquiry, assembly, association, legitimate profession, movement…)
Citizen’s Rights
( Human, political and civic…)
Majority not majoritarism
(Majority rule with the protection of minority rights and participatory decision making)
Accountability
(parliamentary or democratic ways not through discriminatory undemocratic ways like NAB in Pakistan)
Transparency
( Access to information, Good Governance…)
Written constitution
Democratic Political parties
Parliament/assemblies
Free and fair regular elections
Independent election commission
British
American
French
Asian
Islamic
Basic provision of human needs of food,
shelter and security.
Functioning independent middle class
Functioning bureaucracy - taxation
Free and involved civil society –
organizations independent of the government
Strong nation state identity
Are we moving to a
single global market?
Does that mean forget
national and regional
markets?
And does that
demand global
governance, rather
than regional or
national?
Government by a single person having
unlimited power; despotism (domination
through threat of punishment and violence) .
A government in which a few people such as
a dominant clan or clique have power.
A monarchy has a king, queen, emperor or empress.
The ruling position can be passed on to the ruler’s heirs.
In some traditional monarchies, the monarch has absolute power.
But a constitutional monarchy, like the UK, also has a democratic government that limits the monarch's control.
A country ruled by a single
leader. The leader has not
been elected and may use
force to keep control.
In a military dictatorship, the
army is in control.
Anarchy is a situation where there is no
government. This can happen after a civil war in
a country, when a government has been
destroyed and rival groups are fighting to take
its place.
Anarchists are people who believe that
government is a bad thing in that it stops people
organizing their own lives.
In a capitalist or free-market country, people
can own their own businesses and property.
People can also buy services for private use,
such as healthcare.
But most capitalist governments also provide
their own education, health and welfare
services.
In a communist country, the government
owns property such as businesses and farms.
It provides its people's healthcare, education
and welfare.
A republic is a country that has no monarch.
The head of the country is usually an elected
president.
If a government is
overthrown by force, the
new ruling group is
sometimes called a
revolutionary government.
This is a country with only one political party.
People are forced to do what the government tells them and may also be prevented from leaving the country.
When a nation recognizes a god
as their ruler and the king or
leader as that god’s
representative
In a democracy, the government is elected by the people. Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to have their say over who runs the country. It is distinct from governments controlled by a particular social class or group (aristocracy; oligarchy) or by a single person (despotism; dictatorship; monarchy).
A democracy is determined either directly or through elected representatives.
Election Rigging
Can government Complete it’s 5-Years?
Terrorism Issues
Energy Crisis?
More Provinces?
Local Body Elections
Indian Interference
Corruption
Accountability