to the people” * John Lennon Introduction Democracy‚ it is generally believed‚ had its roots in Ancient Athens. We know it spread its stems to most of Europe and later to parts of Asia by mid 19th century ‚ mostly in the form of parliamentary democracy. But in the context of this paper‚we are not interested in the histrocity of the idea or concept of democracy‚ but in the idea itself. That is to say we want to analyze the meaning of democracy and its different forms‚ study its efficiency (so
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that the media in new and restored democracy does not always live up to expectations to the public. They are restrained by stringent laws‚ monopolies‚ and sometimes physical force. Serious reporting is difficult to sustain in competitive media markets that put a premium on the shallow and sensational. The media are sometimes put in not so good situations and used in the battle between rival political groups‚ in the process sowing divisiveness rather than consensus‚ hate speech instead of sober debate
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12: What Underlying Conditions Favour Democracy? Page 145-165 We face two questions: How can we account for the establishment of democratic institutions in so many countries in so many parts of the world‚ and how can we explain its failure? A full answer is impossible; two interrelated sets of factors are undoubtedly of crucial importance. FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATIVES During the 20th century‚ the main alternatives lost out in competition with democracy. The monarchy‚ open oligarchy‚ hereditary
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What is Democracy? There seems to be a great confusion what the word Democracy means. In spite of the fact that at least in some parts of the world one can hear it from the media every day. Democracy by definition means the government by people. That means that all the people should be able to have their say in one way another in everything that affects their lives. Dictionaries usually say that this right can either be exercised directly (by every member of a community having the possibility to
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THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY Part One: The entire world is in transition. The developed parts of it‚ principally the nations of the so called “West”‚ have achieved multi-generational democracies‚ while most of the world’s population still lives under regimes that are thinly disguised vestiges of 8th century‚ pre-democratic autocracies. There is always a local transitional moment‚ that chaotic time period before the achievement of any democracy in a given place but after the demise of the predecessor
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EQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY South Asian countries have fundamentally regarded economic development as a political matter. Another thing that differentiates South Asia is her commitment to egalitarianism in terms of planning. In terms of guiding beliefs‚ there is a similarity between South Asia and the West. However‚ a time dimension is involved. During West Asia’s development period‚ social welfare was still in its early stages. Social welfare was part of abstracts by scholars and even rebels
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DEMOCRACY IN PAKISTAN OUTLINES 1. Introduction 2. What is democracy? 3. Nature of democracy. 4. Beginning of democracy 5. Democracy since creation 6. Causes of failure of democracy 7. Impacts of democracy 8. Measures for the survival of democracy 9. Conclusion “The essence of democracy is its assurance that people should so respect himself and should be so respected in his own personality that he should have opportunity equal to that of every other human being to show what he was meant to become
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The University of montana Political science 400 Islam and Democracy Daniel Ryan 4/4/2013 In the realm of world politics today the concern of the stability of countries in the Muslim world is increasing. In newspapers and news shows on an almost if not daily bases there are stories on the rise of political turmoil and an increase of Islamic influence and precepts in the Muslim world. This increase has many concerned about the future of the Muslim world. What does this mean for the
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DEMOCRACY OUTLINES: - Introduction - Importance of democracy - Historical Overview - Why democracy is flop in Pakistan - Remedial measures -Conclusion INTRODUCTION: Democracy is the most essential and fundamental element for managing the affairs of society systematically. Democracy and participatory governance are popular political patterns in the modern world. In a broader sense democracy encompasses the leading features; fair and free election process‚ supremacy of the constitution‚ the rule
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There are several different types of governments in this world. The United States run on a democracy. To have a successful democracy there needs to be a strong civil society‚ widespread education‚ active citizen participation‚ a social consensus and a favorable economy. The three most important of these five are having a favorable economy‚ widespread education and a strong civil society. The economy is an important factor of a government. Since the U.S has a government‚ like Abe Lincoln said
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