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Democracy - Coggle Diagram
Democracy
• how to cope with globalisation and the digital revolution
updating political systems
improving democracys image
enhancing fairness and efficiency of the democratic process
increasing transparency
How to maintain democracy successfully
constantly adapt
having a stable system of checks and balances
transparency
disillusions and frustrations about democracy
Struggle to create viable democracies.
Flawed democratic systems
democracy in the 20th century
Fall of authoritarian regimes like the Nazis and the soviet Union:
new formation of democratic governments
Germany
Greece
Spain
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
central Europe
Decolonialisation:
new formation of democratic governments
Asia
Africa
a narrower state and means of control
limiting the governments influence on the people
special interest groups having too much power in government
Tocqueville's ideas and modern technology
idea of people being involved in democracy like in a town hall meeting
technology can help increase civic engagement
the triumph of democracy
Year 2000
120 countries( 63% ) democratic
World Forum on democracy in Warsaw
politicians and parties
transparency inside parties:
donations
sallaries of members
historical examples of limited government
United Nations Charterand Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Tocqueville's idea about grassroots democracy
Democracy is most important on a smaller, local scale