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Process of Democratization (United Kingdom) - Coggle Diagram
Process of Democratization (United Kingdom)
Indication of Democracy
The principle that a state should be governed by law and not arbitrary decisions made by individual government officials
Under the British Constitution, in order for laws and acts to be passed, they are required to undergo a voting in parliament which consists of governing members of different areas
The degree of state influence on or control of the media
Broadcasting services such as the BBC are state owned and to some extent can be biased. However this does not impede it's process of democracy
The degree and practice of free and fair elections
Protected civil rights for elections
The degree of transparency of governmental decision making
Parliamentary voting
Royal Family can make any necessary changes.
The nature of citizen participation in government
Citizens in the UK have protected rights to vote and participate in Election voting
Citizens can make suggestions and requests to town councils and mayors.
Process Aims
More competition, fairness, and transparency in elections
Democratic electoral systems can accommodate ethnic diversity and increase multiparty competition with rule adjustments, including gender or cultural quotas, proportional representation, and changes in vote thresholds and district boundaries.
Increased citizen participation in policy-making processes
Universal suffrage for adult citizens
All Citizens are encouraged to vote in elections. Elections being overseed
Greater governmental transparency
Protected civil rights and liberties
Equal treatment of citizens
Protected rights
Establishment of the rule of law
Enforced laws to protect the rights of Citizens.
Factors NOT PART of Democratization
illiberal democracies
hybrid regimes
one-party states
theocracies
totalitarian governments
military governments
Threats to Democratization
Political corruption inhibits democratization
policy changes regarding election rules and civil liberties can support or impede democratization.
Democratization can stall or be reversed
refers to the process by which a democratic regime matures in terms of election rules, separation of powers, and protection of civil liberties, making it unlikely to revert to authoritarianism without an external shock.
Democratic consolidation
independent judiciaries can reduce such corruption while protecting individual liberties and civil rights.
Consensus
among competing cultural and political groups about governmental policies associated with democratization and economic development can advance the process and make it sustainable.