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Democracy or Polyarchy

Democracy or Polyarchy . Robert Dahl . Polyarchy according to Dahl. Democracy is the ideal point where the Polyarchy will get A government should be responsive to the preferences of the citizens as political equals Contestation and universal suffrage (inclusion) .

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Democracy or Polyarchy

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  1. Democracy or Polyarchy Robert Dahl

  2. Polyarchy according to Dahl • Democracy is the ideal point where the Polyarchy will get • A government should be responsive to the preferences of the citizens as political equals • Contestation and universal suffrage (inclusion)

  3. Polyarchy, between inclusion and contestation • England – restricted inclusion, but highly developed contestation • Switzerland – restricted inclusion, but highly developed contestation • USSR – highly developed inclusion, but no contestation

  4. For a government to continue for a period of time to be responsive to the preferences of its citizens • Citizens must be able to: • Formulate their preferences • Signify their preferences • Have their preferences weighted equally in conduct of the government

  5. Eight required institutions • Freedom of association • Freedom of speech • Free and fair elections • The right for the leaders for political campaigning • The right to run for the election • Multiple sources of information • Checks and balances

  6. Linz and Stepan: Regime Typologies

  7. Regimes are categorized based on • 1- pluralism • 2- ideology • 3- mobilization • 4- leadership

  8. Five regime types • Democracy • Authoritarianism • Totalitarianism • Post-totalitarianism • Sultanisms

  9. See Page 44 table 3.1

  10. Regime change (56-58) • Death • Internal erosion of the cadres ideological beliefs • The incremental pluralization of the society • Foreign interventions • Military coups • Pacts between the opposition and the management • Revolutions • Forced change • Conditionality

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