Democracy -- The Models Liberal Democracy I Low Mass Participation Elite Democracy Individual Rights/Limited Liberal Gov’t Democracy II High Mass Participation Radical Democracy General Welfare
Democracy: Where’s the American Political System? Liberal Democracy Limited Gov’t United States Low Mass Participation Liberal Democracy II High Mass Participation Participatory Democracy Elite Democracy General
Democracy: Where’s the Canadian Political System? Liberal Democracy I Individual Rights/Limited Liberal Gov’t Democracy II High Mass Participation Low Mass Canada Participation Canada Participatory Democracy Elite Democracy General
Democracy: Where’s the Canadian Political System Going? Liberal Democracy I Low Mass Canada Participation Individual Rights/Limited Liberal Democracy II Gov’t Canada High Mass Participation Participatory Democracy Elite Democracy General
Main Points!! l multiple models of democracy – completely normative l l there is no “right” model -- there is no “true” democracy democratic model generally accepted in Canada appears to be shifting l has shifted towards a greater emphasis on individual rights (less emphasis on general welfare) – the distance of this shift is a matter of interpretation l may be shifting towards higher levels of mass participation – but this hasn’t happened yet