SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Participatory Democracy, Farjana, Direct Democracy
16 Jul 2018
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Participatory democracy exists when decisions are made communally by those affected by them. This was the original type of democracy practiced in ancient athens, in which a small minority of athenian society regularly assembled to consider policies and make major decisions. In a modern society participatory democracy has limited importance, in which the mass of the population has political rights. This makes it impossible for everyone to participate actively in the making all the decisions that affect them. Example of a participatory democracy hold annual town hall meetings at new england. While direct democracy is a much more realistic approach to engaging citizens in decisions. This kind of democracy is a form of participatory democracy in which citizens vote directly on laws and policies. A example would be american visiting in voting booths in their hometowns to vote directly on legislation that affects their lives.
