POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Francis Fukuyama, Modernization Theory
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The end of history and the last man" by francis fukuyama at end of ideological revolution because democracy is the highest achievement/point of human political organization. Democracy is: good, widespread, here to stay. Democracy value is value neutral, decided by will of majority. Good will = good outcome, bad will = bad outcome the nature of the outcome is not inherent in democracy itself: widespread. Difficult to export values and rights: here to stay. Kaplan"s definition: (loose, based only on electoral system) regular free and fair elections. Able to express real preference at polls candidate with majority vote is able to take office and govern. Educated: do not make best choices, but at least can make own choices without being dependant on parroting others. Being informed is a condition of democracy: middle class. Means mostly educated content, non-revolutionary and ensure stability.
