What is representative democracy? Is it aim to restrict or to promote popular rule?

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11/16/2004

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Table of Contents  What is representative democracy? Is it aim to restrict or to promote popular rule?  Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. The concept of representative democracy
  3. Social contracts theorists
  4. Promoting the system of government
  5. The essence of representative democracy
  6. The major criticism of representative democracy
  7. The elitist criticism
  8. Conclusion
  9. Sources

Abstract

One may accept, as Dahl did, that representative democracy is a means to democratize a government. Yet, representative democracy is far from being a true democracy, both restricting and promoting popular rule.
The concept of representative democracy derived from the criticism of absolutism, held by the liberal philosophers of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. representative democracy fully theorized in the 20th century was first aim to promote popular rule. Yet, that particular form of democracy is nothing but a compromise between a true democracy- that is the power of the many- and an oligarchic government- that is the power of the few. representative democracy also restrict popular rule

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pencil image Clara Z. AUCUNE
Level :Advanced Study : SCI School/University : IEP RENNES

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