Democracy

upright=1.1|thumb|The Parthenon is considered a symbol of democracy.

political ideology

social activities of individuals or groups in which the state has no involvement; civil society is the collection of non-governmental organisations and institutions which are the will and desire of citizens

thumb|Polish anti-communist activists with a banner reading "Out with Communism" during a Śląsk Wrocław football match in March 2012

political ideology

political philosophy and form of government

democracy spoiled by demagoguery and the rule of passion over reason

American think tank (1941-)

Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usually accomplished by exchanging the requisite instruments, and in the case of multilateral treaties, the usual procedure is for the depositary to collect the ratifications of all states, keeping all parties informed of the situation.

thumb|upright=1.3|Since 1900, the number of countries democratizing (yellow) has been higher than those autocratizing (blue), except in the late 1920s through 1940s and since 2010.

document defining the terms for Japanese surrender during World War II

thumb|upright=1.6|World citizens living under different political regimes, as defined by Polity IV In politics, a regime (also spelled régime) is a system of government that determines access to public office, and the extent of power held by officials. The two broad categories of regimes are democratic and autocratic. A key similarity across all regimes is the presence of rulers of both formal and informal institutions, which interact dynamically to adapt to changes to their environment.

series of 85 essays arguing in favor of the ratification of the US Constitution

In ethics and governance, accountability is equated with answerability, culpability, liability, and the expectation of account-giving.

authority granted by a constituency to act as its representative

Latin phrase meaning "voice of the people"

theory which posits that democracies are hesitant to engage in armed conflict with other identified democracies

group decision-making aiming for universal agreement

In political science, the term polyarchy, literally ”rule by many” ( "many", arkhe "rule") was used by Robert Dahl to describe a form of government in which power is invested in multiple people. It takes the form of neither a dictatorship nor a democracy. This form of government was first implemented in the United States and France and gradually adopted by other countries. Polyarchy is different from democracy, according to Dahl, because the fundamental democratic principle is "the continuing responsiveness of the government to the preferences of its citizens, considered as political equals" w

political concept

1992 non-fiction work by Francis Fukuyama

A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the 15th century. Originally a phrase (the common-wealth or the common wealth – echoed in the modern synonym "public wealth"), it comes from the old meaning of "wealth", which is "well-being", and was deemed analogous to the Latin res publica. The term literally meant "common well-being". In the 17th century, the definition of "commonwealth" expanded from its original sense of "public welfare" or "commonweal

Consociationalism ( ) is a form of democratic power sharing. Political scientists define a consociational state as one which has major internal divisions along ethnic, religious, or linguistic lines, but which remains stable due to consultation among the elites of these groups. Consociational states are often contrasted with states with majoritarian electoral systems.

Synoecism or synecism ( ; , sunoikismos, ), also spelled synoikism ( ), was originally the amalgamation of villages in Ancient Greece into poleis, or city-states. Etymologically, the word means "dwelling together (syn) in the same house (oikos)." Subsequently, any act of civic union between polities of any size was described by the word synoikismos, in addition to the Latinized synoecism. Synoecism is opposed to Greek dioecism (διοικισμóς, dioikismos), the creation of independent communities within the territory of a polis.

In governance, sortition is the selection of public officials or jurors at random, i.e., by lottery, in order to obtain a representative sample.

schooling run as direct democracies

socioeconomic philosophy

inclusion of individuals and organizations in decision-making and opinion-forming processes

aspect of history

political phenomenon where liberal democracies gradually become illiberal and authoritarian

propaganda term to refer to the Western Bloc

norms and values that Europeans have in common

type of deficit

Maoist concept that democracy in China would take a path that was decisively distinct from that in any other country

voluntary practice of international relations

critiques of democratic political systems

intergovernmental agency

political system in which parliamentary deputies can only enact policies in accordance with concretely transmitted preference by their electors

indifference towards, or rejection of, politics

law of 1755

political actors acting on behalf of citizens in public-policy-making processes

that a group is able to make far better decisions than any individual in the group

The term post-democracy is a term coined by Warwick University political scientist Colin Crouch in 2000 in his book Coping with Post-Democracy. It designates states that operate by democratic systems (elections are held, governments fall, and there is freedom of speech), but whose application is progressively limited. That is, a small elite co-opts democratic institutions to give itself decision-making authority. Crouch further developed the idea in an article called, "Is there a liberalism beyond social democracy?" for the think tank Policy Network and in his subsequent book The Strange Non-D

thumb|A kleroterion in the Ancient Agora Museum (Athens) thumb|A large kleroterion at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology in [[Reading, Berkshire]] A kleroterion () was a randomization device used by the Athenian polis during the period of democracy to select citizens to the boule, to most state offices, to the nomothetai, and to court juries.

practice of workers of an enterprise having the right to vote for representatives on the board of directors in a company

intergovernmental coalition of states

body formed from the citizens of a state to deliberate on an issue or issues of national importance

major surges of democracy in history

constitutional convention of the United Kingdom

concept critical to establishing democratic governments

political ideology

harvesting of habits important for the success of the community

application of democratic principles to places of work

Wikidata metaclass and overview of democracy variations and forms

slogan used by advocates of political equality through various electoral reforms

measures of democracy

alleged flaw in the Constitution of the United States

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instrument for strengthening and defending democracy in the Americas