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Democratic Theory


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Democratic Theory
This essay discusses the competing models in democratic theory by Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Dahl and Jurgen Habermas.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages) | 3 sources | 2002 United States


Paper Summary:

The paper reports that Joseph Schumpeter talked about democracy as elite selection. The author points out that Robert Dahl was a staunch defender of democracy, seeing it as a process that needed to be extended into every area of society including the economic and political spheres. The paper explains that Jurgen Habermas argued that real democracy was not simply just the compilation of views about majority rules but a social process in which people met, had dialogue and tried to reach agreement.

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Democratic Theory (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Democratic-Theory/33968

MLA Citation:

"Democratic Theory" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Democratic-Theory/33968>




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