Importance Of Democracy Matters

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‘Why Democracy Matters’
Video Presentation by:
Honourable Rory Stewart
British Politician
The concept of ‘democracy’ dates from Ancient Greece. In the Greek two words: Kratos means the (rule) and demos means (people). Heywood (2013, p.89). The concept of democracy cannot be understood with precision. One of the most political concepts which does not have one definition. As Bernard Crick’s argues democracy is a term that can mean different things to different people. It is frequently stated in terms of ‘thin’ and ‘thick’. At its thin incarnation, democracy is synonymous with popular sovereignty or majority rule. In some forms, democracy can be acted upon directly by the people; mainly in large metropolises and it is by the people through their elected representatives. Also known as direct and indirect democracy. According to President Abraham Lincoln, democracy is ‘that government of the people, by the people, for the people’. It is also distinguished in other forms as governance by the rule of law and the protection of civil liberties (thick).
This paper will analyse and illustrate the video clip ‘Why Democracy Matters’. It will first discuss and argue why democracy became a prevalent term in the western countries. Second, it will outline how the concept being interpreted that is positive aspect and negative aspect. Third, the paper will examine essay plus some of the contrast as well as explore an alternative views of democracy.
First the speaker focuses on why democracy has been accepted in the western nations and almost consider the best...

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Rory Stewart, Why democracy matters | Transcript | TED.com. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.ted.com/talks/rory_stewart_how_to_rebuild_democracy/transcript#t-495292. [Accessed 10-22 April 2014].
What is Democracy?, [ONLINE] Available at: http://worldsavvy.org/monitor/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=183:what-is-democracy&catid=76:what-is-democracy&Itemid=297. [Accessed 24 April 2014].
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Michael Moran, Geraint Parry , 1994. Democracy and Democratization. 2nd ed. London and New York: Routledge.
George Sorensen, 2008. Democracy and Democratization. 3rd ed. USA: Westview Press

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