| Narrow vs Broad Democracy (DEFINITION) | A political system in which people(demos) have the authority and the power to decide their governing legislation |
| Pluralism (DEFINITION) | Pluralism is the belief that in society there are multiple groups with different background, lifestyles, ideas, and interest who can participate in the political process. The state regulates between the groups. |
| Social Democracy (FEATURES 3) | Respect for individual liberties. Multiple competing parties. Require a strong state which redistributes policies to ensure more social and economic equality. |
| Illiberal Democracy (3 FEATURES) | Regular elections and competing political parties, absence of fair elections, frequent abuse of power, corruption, curtailment of press freedom and human rights violation. |
| Authoritarianism (CONTEXT/DEFINITION) | Authoritarianism is a form of government which is not democratic and reject both the notion that people should hold power and individual liberties. The balance between individual liberty and state power is completely on the side of state power. |
| Power (with the three faces) (CONTEXT) | Power is the ability to achieve the desired outcome and to influence the behaviours of others in a manner of not of their choosing |
| Power (with the three faces) (DEFINITION) | The first face is understood as decision making where conscious judgement shape in someway the actions or influence decisions
The second face is understood in form of agenda-setting where the ability to prevent decisions being made occurs.
The third face is in form of thought control. Which influence others by shaping what he or she thinks, wants or needs. |
| Power (with the three faces) (EXAMPLE) | Politicians who have the ability to make decisions and prevent decisions, and they can influence peoples thinking |
| Narrow vs Broad Democracy (DEFINITION) | Democracy in narrow definition would be that people hold the power in democratic institutions and that there are competitive elections
Democracy in broad definition would be the narrow definition plus the democratic ideas and values such as, participation, competition, freedom and the rule of law |
| Narrow vs Broad Democracy (EXAMPLE) | Narrow = Cuba or Russia
Broad = USA, UK, The Netherlands |
| Direct vs Representative Democracy (CONTEXT) | In the world there are many different kind of democracies. To be able to identify them better classification/typologies are made. |
| Direct vs Representative Democracy (DEFINITION) | Direct democracy is where the citizens hold the power and exercise the power directly by voting on every decision.
Representative democracy is where the citizens will select representatives who rule on their behalf. |
| Direct vs Representative Democracy (EXAMPLE) | The Netherlands would be a representative democracy because citizens vote on parties who then make-up the parliament and eventually exercise the power. |
| Pluralism vs Elitism (CONTEXT) | Pluralism and Elitism are different theories that are used to explain how power is spread between individuals and groups in society. |
| Elitism (DEFINITION) | Elitism is the belief that power is concentrated among a few groups or individuals and that representatives should represent the elite who can take care of political and democratic values. |
| Pluralism (EXAMPLE) | Many cities in the United States have areas such as Little Italy or Chinatown |
| Liberal Democracy (CONTEXT) | Liberal democracy is a form of representative democracy with an underlining political ideology in liberalism |
| Liberal Democracy (DEFINITION) | In a liberal democracy the political system of government recognize and protect individual rights and freedom and the exercise of political power is limited by the rule of law. |
| Liberal Democracy (FEATURES) | Individual rights and freedoms
The idea of a free-market economy with minimal state interference
Regular elections and respecting the principle of universal suffrage
Multiple competing political parties which represent the people. |
| Liberal Democracy (EXAMPLE) | The Netherlands which has multiple parties with elections every 4 years and citizens have individual rights and a vote. |
| Social Democracy (CONTEXT) | Social democracy is a representative democracy with an underlining ideology in democratic socialism. |
| Social Democracy (DEFINITION) | Its a political system of government which attempt to secure a balance between the market and state and between the individual and the community. |
| Social Democracy (EXAMPLE) | Scandinavian countries where there is more economic equality in healthcare and education |
| Illiberal Democracy (CONTEXT/DEFINITION) | Illiberal democracy is a representative democracy. Furthermore, its a governing system in which elections take place but where liberal values are rejected. |
| Illiberal Democracy (EXAMPLE) | Russia where there is a curtailment of press freedom and no fair elections. |
| Authoritarianism (FEATURES) | No multiple competing political parties.
Leaders are not directly accountable to society.
Take decisions according to their own will.
Media is in control of the state. |
| Authoritarianism (EXAMPLE) | North Korea where the state is in control of the media and the leader is not accountable to society |
