POLSCI 3Y03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: French Revolution, Cyrus Cylinder, Representative Democracy
12 Apr 2016
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Democracy and hr contradict and complement and overlap! Origins of democracy: an old concept and an old practice! And what is the scope of range of consent: distinguishing between the idea of democracy as collective self-government and democracy in its historical manifestations (they are never the same), greece"s two meanings of democracy ! Demos as the populous, crowds, the poor and the wicked: greece"s two democratic families, or types of political participation:! Athens: democracy as government of the people, for the people, and by the people: direct. Sparta: democracy as government of the politicians (or representatives of the people): Indirect democracy: the long journey: the 19th century convergence of the two families into the western representative democratic model, democracy today: democracy as a commonplace term, i. e. taken for granted, without any discussion about its meaning and practicality! International covenant on social, economic, and cultural rights (1969)! International covenant on civil and political rights (1969)!
