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Democracy: Democracy is a system of government in which the people have the power to choose their leaders and make decisions about how they are governed. It is based on the principles of equality, freedom, and participation.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Benjamin Barber on Democracy - Dictionary of Arguments

Brocker I 682
Democracy/Barber: Barber distinguishes "strong" from "thin" democracy. The latter, representative democracy (see Political Representation/Barber
) has two weaknesses: 1) it has often proved weakly resistant to dictatorial and totalitarian temptations, 2) it is unable to overcome its internal functional problems on its own. Thus, liberal democracy lacks binding power and transformation potential.
Problem: liberal democracy is based on premises about human nature, knowledge and politics, which are genuinely liberal but by their very nature not democratic.(1) They are rather to be divided into three types: "anarchistic", "realistic" or "minimalist" disposition.(2) See Democratic Theory/Barber, Terminology/Barber.

1. Benjamin Barber, Strong Democary, Participatory Politics for a New Age, Berkeley CA, 1984, Dt. Benjamin Barber, Starke Demokratie. Über die Teilhabe am Politischen, Hamburg 1994, p. 32.
2. Ibid. p. 33

Michael Haus, „Benjamin Barber, Starke Demokratie“ in: Manfred Brocker (Hg.) Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt/M. 2018

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

PolBarb I
Benjamin Barber
The Truth of Power. Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House New York 2001

Brocker I
Manfred Brocker
Geschichte des politischen Denkens. Das 20. Jahrhundert Frankfurt/M. 2018


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