POLI 365 Lecture Notes - Security Dilemma, Authoritarianism, Constitutionalism
23 Jan 2013
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Representative democracy greater concern for dissent sensitivity to rule of law and reasons of state greater concern on economic trade on individual rights on economics as an individual activity. Ancient democracy two kinds of liberty non-domination: free from subjugation participatory: being able to be active in political processes primacy of political activity social cohesion necessary to provide defence and repel enemies. Both constant and sartori hold that ancient democracy is no longer a valid model for modern democracy. To shape contemporary institutions along the lines of ancient democracy is mistaken. Sartori is concerned about contemporary authoritarianism (soviet union) using ancient democracy to justify their regimes. Attempts to salvage the ideals of the revolution. Constant: democratic ideals do not necessarily lend themselves to the terror. Both constant and sartori point out that the hallmark of contemporary democracy is a concern for individual liberty, where liberty is understood as a form of self-determination or in terms of an ideal of individualism.
