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ABOUT DEMOCRACY, BETWEEN IDEAL AND REALITY
ABOUT DEMOCRACY, BETWEEN IDEAL AND REALITY

Author(s): Simona Buşoi
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 47-58
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English