PPT-Chapter 2: Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy?

Daily Dilemma 4 Which is better a government that is highly responsive to public opinion on all matters or one that responds to organized groups that argue their case effectively Introduction. Robert Falkner Chapter for: Business and Global Governance, ed. by M. Ougaard and A. Leander (London: Routledge) forthcoming in 2009. INTRODUCTION 1 performance was central to the functioning of ma Plan for Today:. Comparing definitions of civil society, pros and cons.. Outlining contended roles of civil society in democratization.. Debating structure of civil society necessary to promote democracy.. Plan for Today:. Considering . structure . of civil society and . debate on how it relates . to democratization.. Assessing whether or not civil society is a . universalizable. component of democracy.. Revision. What is a Pluralist Democracy?. A form of liberal democracy in which power is widely dispersed. Citizen participation occurs through pressure groups (as opposed to voting in elections). Pressure group membership allows people to promote diverse views, interests and grievances to the government. Chapter 1-. Democracy in Perspective. Chapter 2-. Facing Controversial Issues. Chapter 3-. How We See Things. Chapter 1- Democracy in Perspective. The Meaning of Democracy. demos. (the people) . kratia. L.O. for this Chapter. Define the terms . politics, government, order, liberty, authority, . and . legitimacy.. Distinguish the major features of direct democracy and representative democracy, and describe . Daily Dilemma #4: . Which is better, a government that is highly responsive to public opinion on all matters or one that responds to organized groups that argue their case effectively? . Introduction. Fourteenth Edition. Chapter 5. Regimes. Roskin. | Cord | Medeiros | Jones. Table . 5.1 . Main Regime . Types. Democratic. U.S., West Europe. Transitional. Egypt, Russia. Authoritarian. Iran, China. Guiding Question – What are the basic concepts of democracy?. Student Objectives:. Understand the foundations of democracy.. Analyze the connections between democracy and the free enterprise system.. Tuesday 10/20. *Bell Ringer*. What do you know about government? What is it? Purpose? Types? Leaders? . Wednesday 10/21. Bell Ringer:. Recall the types of Government from yesterday?. Can you identify any other forms? . CHAPTER . 2. Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy?. Distinguish between the two theories of democratic government used in political science: procedural and substantive. . Compare and contrast the majoritarian and pluralist models of democracy. . Section 1. Government and the State. What is government. ?:. Government is an institution . through which . a . society makes and . e. nforces i. ts . public policies.. The Public policies of a government are, in short, all of those things a. By . PresenterMedia.com. The politics of deficit spending. 1999 / 2000 financial "miracle" (first surplus since 1969). Uniform public opinion versus divided politicians . Cut spending? . Raise taxes?. Surya Monro, Daniela Crocetti, and Tracey Yeadon-Lee. University of Huddersfield. C. ontact s.monro@hud.ac.uk. Introduction. Shift overall to some recognition of the diversities within the ‘trans’ umbrella .