PO101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Antonio Gramsci, Deliberative Democracy, Participatory Democracy
Document Summary
What"s democracy: greek meaning (cid:498)the people(cid:499) and (cid:498)authority(cid:499, leaves room for differing interpretations. Theories of democracy: participatory democracy vs. democratic elitism, deliberative democracy. History: relationship between capitalism, liberalism and democracy. Lukes classic definition of power: a exercise power over b when b willingly accepts something that is contrary to b"s interests. Theory of (cid:498)hegemony(cid:499) asserted that elites had the power to dominate and manipulate society by determining the boundaries of legality and normality: Liberal democracy: equality of political rights, political participation (division of political responsibilities among rules and rulers, majority rule (votes equal, political freedom, political accountability (who will protect us against the government) Six nations model: democratic today is a model used by indigenous of north amercia (cid:498)great law of peace(cid:499) allowed mohawk, cayuga etc to live together for 200 years. Three waves of democracy: first wave, first reverse wave, second wave, second reverse wave, third wave.
