POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fallacy, Polyarchy, Organizational Commitment
17 Dec 2012
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Democracy has been in the news quite lately, the occupy wallstreet, arab spring,, ending of dictatorship with gadhafi"s death. Democracy is seen as a superior form of government wong, it is seen as superior, fair. There are many virtues, the rules of the game, parliamentary rules, laws of how they function- these rules and laws are the foundations of democracy. Managing diversity, there is a moderating power, appealing to the center. The reflection of the majority"s will, the idea of inclusion, a public space. Institutionalized uncertainty, normally it is a destabilizing force, but that"s what makes democracy stable- all political parties have a chance of competing. Variations of democracies, no two democracies are the same, a democracy is fit to a state"s economic, political, historical situation. Democracy"s resilience is due to it"s variety -6minutes into recording, they also change over time.
