Concept information
Preferred term
democratic theory
Definition(s)
- The field of democratic theory can be divided into two subfields: descriptive and normative theory. The role of descriptive democratic theory is to characterize and study certain features of political systems that are considered democratic. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Democratic Theory]
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
- civic republicanism
- common good
- consensus democracy
- consent
- deliberative democracy
- democratic deficit
- democratization
- e-democracy
- elections
- legislature
- legitimacy
- legitimacy crisis
- participatory democracy
- pluralist democracy
- polyarchy
- representation
- representative democracy
- self-government
- social democracy
Belongs to group
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZHCPQXQV-6
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