Democracy - is a type of government, in which it becomes the dominant power of the people.The main features of democracy - it is the free will of the citizens, their equality, electoral base authorities, public accountability and separation of all power structures.
right - the main form in which realized all the principles and norms of a democratic system.It is represented by a system of laws that govern society.A modern democratic society is significantly different from the historical democracy.It is based on the political views of the Enlightenment and modern times.
There are models of democracy, which have many subspecies.Overall, there are about 550. The theory of this type of organization of society is divided into a large number of concepts and a variety of models, but the main, there are currently only two - a radical-democratic and liberal-democratic.They emerged when trying to find a solution to the problem of Hobbes.What is it?Its essence is as follows: the person entrusted himself a contract on public state, that is, he has entrusted the authorities to control it, but at the same time the state must guarantee the rights of him.In this regard, the question arose about the preservation of freedom of a person living in a particular society.How to do it?The answer to this question, and stood in front of the authorities.
Policies freedom of man seen in different ways.The Liberal Democrats insisted that freedom - is a human right to moral autonomy.The Company acted in this case as the sum of all citizens to their autonomy, with a common interest.This kind of state model of democracy restrict freedom because it is based only on the law.This branch must have been clear boundaries.It is noteworthy that the principle of voting was based on the results of the choice of the majority, but certainly protect the rights of minorities.
radical-democratic views were based on the fact that a reasonable person could exist outside of society, but, being in it, it becomes a social being.Radicals in the first place put the human public, who believed that the common good is a priority over the laws of the state of law.The principle of separation of powers, which is welcomed by the liberals, citizens denied the radical views.
addition to the above, in modern science, there are other models, whose representatives have different views on how to develop a democratic society.
example, Schumpeter believed: the democratic principle of the device is needed in order to be able to take political decisions through the struggle among competitors for electoral votes, and the classical democratic theory has not adhered to this opinion.
scientist and politician D. Held identified the following attributes of democracy: the system of industrial society, a strong executive, healthy party competition and limitations on decision-making in politics.
E. Downes considered that signs of democracy must be present in the management process, namely in the elections, formed a coalition, the party in the struggle for votes in the chosen non-interference in the party use of the rights of the opposition.
Despite the fact that there are many of its models, it is possible to highlight the main features of democracy in society: the diversity of views and interests of citizens, free access to the party formations, free suffrage, control over the work of the government, taking into account the views of the majority while respecting the interests of minority and peacefulconflict resolution.
