Does "community" refer to democracy? If not‚ could it or is it too deeply embedded in the conceptual lexicon of the Romantic‚ authoritarian and racist Right? This is the question‚ one already asked by American neo-communitarianism‚ that is emerging again in Europe at the precise moment when‚ some‚ especially in France and in Italy‚ are risking thinking community anew. At issue is not only a legitimate question‚ but in some ways even an inevitable one‚ in which democractic culture deeply examines
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What is Democracy? There seems to be a great confusion what the word Democracy means. In spite of the fact that at least in some parts of the world one can hear it from the media every day. Democracy by definition means the government by people. That means that all the people should be able to have their say in one way another in everything that affects their lives. Dictionaries usually say that this right can either be exercised directly (by every member of a community having the possibility to
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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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Pablo Picasso known as one the most influential artist of the 20th century. Picasso began life as a prodigy to his father who was an art teacher and painter himself taught him to draw. It is said that by the time Picasso surpassed his own father’s skill by the time he was age 13. Picasso attended many different art institutions in Spain and France but he didn’t stay long nor did he graduate‚ due to him feeling as though school teachings didn’t fully allow him to be an artist so he would skip and
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What is the most effective strategy for building customer loyalty in business-to-business (B2B) relationships? In today’s highly competitive business environment‚ the remarkable increase in the number of companies is becoming a problem. Due to this situation and also diversity in customer demand‚ business people are required to contemplate how to establish strategies to gain new potential customers or to maintain existing customers. Caceres and Paparoidamis (2007) identify that the cost of acquiring
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“Absolutism” During the 1700’s and 1800’s the nations began to follow a form of government known as absolutism. Absolutism is a form of government in which the sovereign power or authority came from one monarch who was said to rule by divine right. Divine right is the belief that the monarch was given the power to rule by god. This means that only god was above the ruler. This belief would cause the citizens to follow the monarch’s wishes. During this period of time‚ absolute monarchies were set
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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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that has been posed by many analysts over the years‚ each having their own views on what fulfills this question. However‚ each agrees that it is a question of high complexity. According to Constantin Frantz‚ "The German Question is the most obscure‚ most involved and most comprehensive problem in the whole of modern history". What makes Germanys ’ question so difficult to pinpoint is the fact that for all of its existence‚ until 1871 and again in 1990‚ it has struggled to unify a nation into a single
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Democracy of Kyrgyzstan Is Kyrgyzstan a democratic country or is it still an authoritarian regime? Different experts might have different answers and opinions to this question. In order to find an accurate answer to this question‚ it is important to know profound definitions of both democracy and authoritarian regime. As a student who is still learning about democracy‚ I define democracy as a political system in which citizens have the power to elect politicians to present them‚ through a free and
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Thoreau would have thought that the government should preserve the liberty of citizens because of all his references to people’s freedom. He constantly brings up the fact that he thinks the government shouldn’t control everything the people do. He wants the people to be in control of themselves and by doing this‚ it would make everyone happier which would result in a more calm environment for the government. If the citizens are happy‚ then the government won’t have to deal with all the drama of people
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