POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Westjet, Representative Democracy, Direct Democracy
1 Dec 2012
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Participation is limited to the act of voting choosing who will rule of their behalf. Mirror representation: taking a group of canadians and create a group of 108 representatives in parliament; this does not exist in canada. Represents rarely the make-up of who we are because voter participation is limited. Kabutz = an israeli collective farming enterprise where all residents share responsibilities equally. Democracy asks more of the individual on an everyday basis. Everyone has something equal to offer/people have the same capacity to contribute. Avoids politicians (nobody is elected, so there is no representation) Encourages participation (provides the means to do so; it says nothing about individual ability/ capacity) Creates a better informed citizenry (people are brought into a closer proximity, as they are given the power) Role of expertise? (in order for direct democracy, you must believe that people can make good judgements)
