Schumpeter’s Criticism of Classical Theory of Democracy

December 26, 2011April 17, 2018Leave a comment

Schumpeter thinks of “18th Century” concepts of democracy (probably mostly pointing to Rousseau) as decision-making processes in which the people themselves decide on political issues by electing representatives who carry out the people’s will. While others (e.g. Michels) had already attacked the notion that rather the leaders but not the people ultimately decide on political

Is the Notion of Liberal Democracy inherently contradictory?

December 2, 2011February 21, 20173 Comments

The notion of liberal democracy consists of two components- one, "democracy", referring to a political process, and the other, "liberal", referring to a political outcome. The argument that it is a contradictory notion lies in the fact that to presuppose or predefine politcal outcomes as liberal (consistent with liberal principles of individual autonomy, freedom from

Dahl’s defence of Democracy against Anarchism and Guardianship

October 23, 2011February 21, 20171 Comment

Dahl starts with differentiating democracy against anarchism. He defines anarchism as basing on four assumptions (Dahl 1989, 39ff): No one is obligated to support a bad state. All states are coercive. Coercion is intrinsically bad. A society without a state is a feasible alternative to a society with a state. Following from the assumptions he

Consolidated and Non-Consolidated Democracies

August 21, 2011February 21, 2017Leave a comment

Democratic consolidation is understood as the process in which a new democracy becomes more established and less likely to return to a non-democratic regime. Examples of consolidated democracies are the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. These democracies have well-established political systems. The most important features of the systems are specified in the states’

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Schumpeter’s Criticism of Classical Theory of Democracy

Is the Notion of Liberal Democracy inherently contradictory?

Dahl’s defence of Democracy against Anarchism and Guardianship

Consolidated and Non-Consolidated Democracies