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    Democracy in India

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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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    History of Democracy

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    simply it is a document where two men argue over two forms of government‚ democracy and despotism. Theseus was arguing in favor of democracy whereas the Herald‚ also known as a messenger‚ was arguing in favor of despotism. After a dialogue of opposing views‚ it set a foundation of ideas that we can fall back on and refer to in the further developing of government. With this‚ too‚ brought to light the fact that although democracy allows every individual to contribute their opinions‚ it does not guarantee

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    Islam and Democracy

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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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    Failure of Democracy

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    Failure of Democracy in Pakistan Almost 150 years ago‚ Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as a Government of the people‚ by the people and for the people. Democracy is a form of government in which the authority of government is based on the will of masses. Democracy aims at defining the relationship between the ruler and the masses in such a manner that primacy is assigned to the latter. After sixty years of its existence as an independent country democracy has remained an elusive dream in Pakistan

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    disadvantage of democracy

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    The primary disadvantages of democracy are a general lack of accountability‚ the prospect of personal interest becoming the predominant factor in decisions‚ and negative financial implications. A democracy lays the power to make decisions in the hands of the majority. This‚ ironically‚ places an emphasis on both individual and group power. A group controls the decision-making process‚ but an influential individual can control the group. The issue with democracy‚ in spite of the power of the people

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    Democracy in Nigeria

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    CAN NIGERIA ’S NASCENT DEMOCRACY SURVIVE? BY Emmanuel 0. Ojo (Ph.D) Department of Political Science University of Ilorin‚ Nigeria P. F. Adebayo (Ph.D) Lebanese Emigration Research Center‚ Notre Dame University‚ Lebanon ABSTRACT By May 2009‚ Nigeria ’s nascent democracy should have been a decade. Thus‚ the thrust of this paper is an in depth analysis of the possibility of sustaining democratic values beyond any sudden reversal. The. paper however‚ takes a cursory look at the daunting challenges

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    Direct Democracy vs Representative Democracy The term Democracy is derived from two Greek words‚ demos‚ meaning people‚ and kratos‚ meaning rule. These two words form the word democracy which means rule by the people. Aristotle‚ and other ancient Greek political philosophers‚ used the phrase‚ `the governors are to be the governed’‚ or as we have come to know it‚ `rule and be ruled in turn’. The two major types of democracy are Representative Democracy and Direct Democracy. Clearly

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    Definition of Democracy

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    Definition of democracy Democracy is a term referring to a form of government whereby all citizens are equally eligible in the creation‚ development and proposal of laws. It is a principle of freedom meant to improve the citizen lives and the cities. It is when the people in a nation are the main source of political power either directly or through elected representatives. Democracy encompasses economic‚ cultural and social conditions which enable freedom and equality in the practice of political

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    Democracy in Pakistan

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    GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY IN PAKISTAN: WEAKNESSES‚ STRENGTHS AND PROSPECTS Abstract Pakistan had no worthwhile civil society and hardly any middle class in 1947 due to rampant illiteracy and absence of an independent media. The masses were poor‚ the country was described an “economic desert” and there was an unprecedented influx of refugees. The country lacked the necessary infrastructure and institutions. The capability to develop them was lacking. The external and internal threats to the security

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    Democracy and the Internet

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    but on the other narcissitic and self important “we broadcast to our friends instead of learning from strangers”. In his eyes‚ the consecuence of this is the fragmentation of society‚ making all truths personal‚ therefore‚ taking a step away from democracy. “The web is the next stage of capitalism” he says in his interview on BBC Radio 4‚ explaining that the foundation and the values of the Internet‚ which can never be detached from it‚ are obsessed with being decentralised or ’on the edge’‚ and that

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