Dahl's purpose of Polyarchy is to determine conditions favor or impede a transformation into a political regime in which opponents of the government can openly and legally organize into political parties in order to oppose the government in free and fair elections. ... (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.... (O'Neil (2010) Page 553) This justifies Dahl's theory about broa...

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