POLI 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Benevolent Dictatorship, Participatory Democracy, Good Governance
3 Jun 2016
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Origins in ancient greece, rousseau, j. s, mill, g. d. h. Participation itself as a virtue (just being involved) Resurgence in the 1960"s, coinciding with mass movements of the time in both europe and. North america (if it doesn"t give us a voice, then we don"t want anything to do with it) If democracy can be defined a political equality, democratic elitism pushes it to its limits. Advocates of participatory democracy must argue that it is neither unrealistic nor undesirable. They must also argue that participation is in fact, possible. true democracy must allow for a dance of choices to be developed through discussion and reflection. Public debate increases the rationality and legitimacy of decisions. Political decisions are never set in stone (you don"t come to conclusions - debate never ends) Not the same as direct participatory democracy (it is not about the sheer numbers) Some proponents argue for the importance of the quality over the quantity of debate.
