Explain how an elitist theory of democracy and focus on mainstream journalism constraints the ability of media advocates
How would media advocacy look like if informed by a participatory theory of democracy? Explain giving examples
Why is democracy a dangerous form of government? Explain.
Democracy includes a genuine competition for power. Explain
Democracy permits mass participation on a legally equal footing. Give the strengths and weaknesses of democracy in this regard.
Democracy gives civil liberties that restrict the sphere of the power of the State. How is this good for society at large?
What is the ‘common good’? Explain
Is democratisation possible? Explain
State and critically evaluate Aristotle’s definition of democracy.
Democracy is not majority rule - explain this statement.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want. Explain this statement
Democracy is the substitution of election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few - Evaluate this statement by George Bernard Shaw in the context of India’s democracy
State and evaluate the definition of democracy as given in the Oxford English Dictionary
What does Otto Bauer mean when he says that in democracy there is distribution of power exclusively by the social factors of power?
How does the public participate in the making of public policy in a democracy? Explain
How is power exercised peacefully in a democracy? Explain
What is the competitive electoral context of democracy? Explain
How is democracy a form of institutionalization of continual conflicts? Explain
What is a democratic regime according to Bobbio? State and evaluate
Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections. Explain how this happens and why this is important.
How do citizens hold rulers accountable in a democracy? Explain citing examples
State and explain formal,