Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Corporatism, For Marx, Joseph Schumpeter
8 Apr 2016
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The majority of the worlds states are: unitary. Many varieties: there are different ways to institutionalize a democracy. Democracy is: rule by the people, the property-less masses, the nation, the community within state borders, either, becoming a nation over time, remaining multinational, equal right to participate, the political nation has shifted over time. Intensive but limited participation in ancient greece (too exclusive) i: tax and property qualifications removed, recognition of women as independent political actors, then define age of maturity, status of prisoners, full universal suffrage has become over time. Indirect or representative forms: direct democracy: the classical ideal, difficult to establish in modern states, scale: the scale of the political order in question, capacity: the capacity of the participants themselves, complexity: c. Indirect and direct democracy, the elements still available: referendum: use to settle important questions ii, recall: having the ability to recall elected politicians that they felt did not. Includes; participation, competition, and a structure of law.
