ABOUT DEMOCRACY, BETWEEN IDEAL AND REALITY
ABOUT DEMOCRACY, BETWEEN IDEAL AND REALITY
Author(s): Simona BuşoiSubject(s): Political Philosophy, Government/Political systems
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: democracy; representative democracy; direct democracy; e-democracy;
Summary/Abstract: Modern democracy preserves as a basic principle that in a democratic political system the demos is free and sovereign. Discontents, more or less accentuated, regarding political and economic crises, and government failures in representative democracies have led to a decrease in citizens' confidence in the politicians who represent them. As a result, there are attempts to find solutions by returning to a form of direct democracy. Because it is no longer possible to convene the People's Assembly as in Ancient Greece, the internet seems to have the potential to become a contemporary agora. In this paper we are discussing whether e-democracy forms can be viable solutions to the problems faced by representative democracies.
Journal: Cogito - Multidisciplinary research Journal
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 47-58
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English