... they were forced to pay heavy taxes to the French regime (Franchini 1988). This sense of nationalism resulted in the French losing their foothold within Cambodia during the Second World War and consequently led to the independence of Cambodia in 1953. The next two decades in some sense were represented by single man dominance in Cambodian politics with king Sihanouk, dictating everything ... farms. Furthermore, during this time, unrealistic economic and production goals were set, with farmers being told to produce around three tons of rice per hectare of land (Cambodia Tribunal Monitor)...

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... Democracy may be in two forms; direct or Ancient Athenian democracy which is typical of ancient Greece specifically Athens where the citizens, that is the entire populace excluding women and children, slaves and metics or foreigners, were allowed to participate directly in the affairs of government; or indirect democracy also known as Republicanism which has a historical root in the Roman Empire ... democracies or modern democracies (O'Neil), most of which are in the global north like the UK, USA, Germany, Canada and others; by and large have relatively high levels of economic developme...

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... ." In addition to voter apathy as one of the main problems of internet voting, Harrop touches upon the potential problems of internet voting such as coercion, identity theft, fraud and that voting should be a communal activity. Moreover, he states that although internet voting may increase voter quantity, voter quality may suffer as the voter may not be an informed ... "Internet Voting can Reform Democracy" arguments are made in support of internet voting primarily focusing on increasing voter convenience which in turn, it is argued, will increase voter quantity and therefore election re...

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... each only receive as much power as their populations indicate (the democratic principle taking precedent over the federalist principle), the state government are empowered by the Electoral College, and the political beliefs of citizens of Illinois are undermined in the name of states' rights (the federalist principle taking precedent over the democratic principle). This dichotomy between the ... population in a state and representation in the Electoral College not only proves ineffective in supporting democracy in America, but assumes that the division of government by the federalist p...

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... stage during that period. When the 25th of January uprisings erupted, the army basically did not show any signs of support to the Mubarak regime. And whether it was out of seeking personal interest or loyalty or dedication to the people, the army instead, chose a neutral position in support of ... country entered a transitional period where the supreme council of armed forces was to rule until the time that a democratic presidential election would be held, and it was this period that caused the first wave of change in the army's position. The army's image in front of the Egyptian people...

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... the interest groups giving the most money, not what is best for the entire population. "Campaign contributions profoundly influence the legislative decisions of members of Congress, and thus contribute to the overrepresentation of special interests in Congress at the expense of the interests of unorganized citizens" (Smith 91). Contributors like Political Action Committees give ... being made to satisfy a small percentage rather than the majority, democracy is being threatened. The so-called "iron triangle" relationship between interest groups, government agencies, and congressional comm...

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... reports, such as, when outspoken academic Cherian George, who has called for more press freedom, was denied tenure at Nanyang Technological University, and when letters of demand were sent by the government to bloggers and online media commentators to apologize and remove remarks that allegedly defamed government officials or the courts (Shah, 2013). The foreign media played up the fact that Singapore fell ... in terms of press freedom in an annual report by non-governmental organization Reporters Without Borders. Therefore, the government should stick to its distinct role as provider o...

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... to understand why the relationship between the two has caused such a contentious debate a deeper look into the term liberal democracy must occur. The concept of liberal democracy encompasses liberal and democratic values like limited government, individual rights, the rule of law, political equality, as well as the democratic process as a whole. Although a capitalist economy supports most of ... first to be contradicted by capitalism. At the conclusion of this paper it will be clear, however, that a capitalist economy supports liberal democracy. Critics of the relationship between capit...

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... it becomes clear that multiculturalism's influence on persons within Australia must then affect the democratic process as a whole. Thus, a causal relationship is established between multiculturalism and democracy. Whether or not such a relationship is beneficial or detrimental to the functioning of democracy will be explored in the following discussion. Additionally, democracy involves "the ... countries. In this sense, Australia's active multicultural policies are clearly beneficial to such a cause. Clearly, its foregoing alternatives- the White Australia Policy, assimilation, and integr...

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... independence, there has been observed a fair progress in the development of paramount state institutions as well as in the voting system, which has been continuously developing and improving in accordance with legislation and international experience. And such a development is in the first place of importance for the whole population of Kazakhstan nowadays, which has been also recalled in the Constitution of the ... admit that over the years of the political transformation of the Republic of Kazakhstan the degree of political participation of citizens through the institution of democrat...

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... corruption continues to show in the high levels of government, changes cannot be expected at local levels either. Although, new legislations were supposed to limit the immunity of judges and politicians and also provide transparency, they were not implemented due to the resignation of the Nečas government. The (Transparency International, 2014) survey stating that sixty percent of the people ... during the governance of Prime Minister Iveta Radičová. She implemented a number of legislations for greater transparency, of which one was the online publication of decisions made by judges ...

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... a closed political structure is very much in accord with Lenin's vision of the communist part-state. (O'Neil (2010) page 297) According to Dahl, the definition of public contestation and participation includes classic freedoms like opportunities to oppose the government, form political organizations, vote by secret ballot in elections etc.(Dahl (1971) page 20) He also states that as a ... system becomes more competitive or more inclusive, politicians seek the support of groups that can now participate more easily in political life. The parties also change in structure and organization. (...

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The end of the Second World War was supposed to spark a "new world- of peace and freedom for all. Amidst the victory over Nazi Germany however, a new fear was born, coined by history as the "Cold War-. In Italy the people had won the right to vote in a "free- election and choose the type of government they deemed fit to effectively govern the nation. The 1948 ... . The battle lines would be drawn around the question of democracy versus communism (the fact that communists had been the most effective campaigners against fascism in Italy during the war being ignored), and as United States interve...

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... of legislation passed during the 1920's will also be considered, the Universal Suffrage Bill and the Peace Preservation Law, both of 1925, as together they illustrate the cautious balance between progress and retreat that punctuated interwar Japanese politics. The first focus of this essay will be on ... their own empowerment. However, this piece of legislation was by no means unconditional – it was passed almost simultaneously alongside the infamous Peace Preservation Law, an unforgiving attack on dissenting activity that will be considered later on in this essay. What can be seen a...

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... the First World War. It is clear that this democratic government was destined to fail from the onset for several reasons. The Dolchstosselegende, failure to bring about fundamental socio-economic-judicial change, Ebert Groener Pact, right wing violence, the split of the left wing, and Article 48 of the ... state. Noske, the defence minister, used this Para-military group to oppose rebel attempts to seize power. The governments support of the Friekorp and their violence undermined the possibility of democratic success as they favoured one group more than another. Historian Michael Burleig...

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... power struggles between the political parties do not negate the fact that each still holds to ensure the values of the Constitution. Not only is it the uncertain economy and the threat of terror overseas, it is the lack of personal issues being addressed that make the American people leery of the government. Aside from these very important issues ... the people. This trend also weighs heavily upon the stability of the economy. The fluctuating economy and the war overseas, lead us to believe that our nation's democracy is unhealthy and dysfunctional. Certainly war affects the economy; neve...

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... Simultaneously, some of the looming shapes of nineteenth-century capitalism "chartered corporations, commercial banks, and other private institutions "presaged the consolidation of a new kind of moneyed aristocracy. And increasingly after the War of 1812, government policy seemed to combine the worst of both old and new, favoring the kinds of centralized, broad constructionist, top-down forms of economic development that many ... the terms of national political debate. The Jacksonians' basic policy thrust, both in Washington and in the states, was to rid government of class biases and di...

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... . However, as the major countries of Latin America worked their way out from authoritarianism through "transition" to democracy, and hopefully toward democracy's consolidation, Venezuela, has moved in the opposite direction. Since its democratization, its political arena and social peace remained stable for many decades until the end of 1980's. At the beginning of 1989 Venezuela's democratic order was shaken ... by the disaffection of its citizens, the decay of the two main political parties and state institutions, attempted coups, and the impeachment and removal of the president, Carlos...

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... a developing nation, which has made the former its own over the 68 years of operation. In 1947, universal suffrage became a vehicle for empowerment in an Indian society still traditional and feudal in nature. Traditional hierarchies of caste existed, with low rates of popular participation through secular interest groups based on class differentiation. High rates of illiteracy persisted ... played in Indian democracy. These groups translated an external political system into the language of the masses. This brought democracy closer to the people in the absence of civil society and indep...

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... Pendelton Herring, states that "federal administrative services do not constitute an overpowering monolithic entity but rather an uneven array of agencies, each with its own constituency of supporters and often facing its specialized critics" (Herring). The largest source of multiplication of public coercion groups comes from the pluralistic disposition of the executive branch. Every organization stands ... for an independent component, and has administrative plans that diverge from different portions of the bureaucracy. The plans of the organizational agencies usually coincide within ...

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... Similarly, American Anarcho-communist author Eddie Conlon stresses the potential of decentralized universal healthcare as shown in revolutionary Spain based upon mutual concern without the hand of privatization and organized based through a system of communal federations from the bottom up. Extending upon anarchical structures into existing forms, Australian political scientist Morgan Rodgers Gibson points out that ... workplace as a whole, Conlon writes that health-workers in a libertarian structure that invested in healthcare organize their own workplaces which communally federate to "...

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... fact that a strong national government would stand against foreign enemies, which a weak national government would not effectively accomplish. A strong national government was also necessary in order to facilitate commerce and trade between the states, which a weak national government would not be capable of doing. In addition, regarding factions, a strong national government would prevent an influential faction from spreading ... protect the rights of the people, Madison explained many ways as to how the rights of the people were already secured in the proposed Constitution. As previous...

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... more legitimacy' with 'better government'. It will also demonstrate that legitimacy is ultimately derived from the consent of the governed and therefore that both democratic and non-democratic regimes can be legitimate. At first sight it would appear to us that the regime under which we live is ... what it is that confers legitimacy on regimes normatively. Lipset's belief that legitimacy "involves the capacity of the system to engender and maintain the belief that the existing political institutions are the most appropriate ones for the society"1 may appear inadequate for the reason ...

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... use of the concepts in this particular context. The concept of 'democracy' as used by Tocqueville in "Democracy in America", according to Stephen Holmes, is regarded bilaterally, and alternates from being a "social arrangement" – based on "social leveling", "the collapse of legally maintained class hierarchies" – to being a " ... members of society belonging to different classes is prevented by lack of "opportunity for observation", which in its turn leads to "poetic illusions" of superiority and inferiority that encourage legal inferiors to automatically succumb to "authority f...

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... or protected in politically correct terms - because certain expressions can create a hostile environment for minority groups. Political correctness requires from society equal public respect for all ethnicities, sexual orientations, lifestyles and religions; meanwhile, it strips society of its fundamental right to make conscious decisions based on individuals" own free choice (5). The purpose of this concept is to include all members of ... about is still a problem. Fact of the matter is that what may no longer be verbally articulated due to speech restrictions is still present in the mi...

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