Open AccessContemporary theories of democracy
Author(s) -
Ivan Mladenović
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
filozofija i društvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.116
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2334-8577
pISSN - 0353-5738
DOI - 10.2298/fid0801217m
Subject(s) - democracy , pluralism (philosophy) , democratic theory , epistemology , deliberative democracy , participatory democracy , sociology , political science , social science , positive economics , philosophy , politics , law , economics
The aim of this paper is two-fold: first, to analyze several contemporary theories of democracy, and secondly, to propose a theoretical framework for further investigations based on analyzed theories. The following four theories will be analyzed: pluralism, social choice theory, deliberative democracy and participatory democracy