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Against Democracy is a book by American political philosopher Jason Brennan.It contains the writer's critical perspectives on democracy, a form of government in which the rights to rule are evenly given to every citizen, and argues for its replacement by the more limiting epistocracy, where such rights are achieved by the knowledgeable.
For example, it is not inevitable in a democracy that elections will be free and fair. The giving and receiving of bribes, the threat or use of violence, treatment, and impersonation are common ways that the electoral process can be corrupted, [ 18 ] meaning that democracy is not impenetrable from external problems and can be criticized for ...
It was introduced for federal elections in 1924 for British subjects aged 21 and in 1984 for Indigenous Australians. [52] Enrolment and voting at federal elections was introduced for Indigenous Australians in 1949, but was voluntary until both enrolment and voting became compulsory in 1984 for all eligible electors [53]. The compulsory voting ...
The Case for Democracy is a foreign policy manifesto written by one-time Soviet political prisoner and former Israeli Member of the Knesset, Natan Sharansky. Sharansky's friend Ron Dermer is the book's co-author. The book achieved the bestsellers lists of the New York Times, Washington Post and Foreign Affairs.
Whole-process people's democracy is a primarily consequentialist view, in which the most important criterion for evaluating the success of democracy is whether democracy can "solve the people's real problems," while a system in which "the people are awakened only for voting" is not truly democratic. [40]
Former President Donald Trump’s delay strategy seems to be paying off when it comes to the four federal charges against him relating to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The case has been ...
The decision-makers are chosen as a random sample from a larger pool of candidates. Also known as allotment or the drawing of lots. Types of elections Primary election – General election – Runoff election – By-election – election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections. Occasionally ...
Electoral integrity refers to the fairness of the entire voting process and how well the process protects against election subversion, voter suppression, and other threats to free and fair elections. The consequences of unfree or unfair elections can include doubts in the legitimacy of the outcome, loss of faith in the democratic system, and ...