Criticism of democracy, or debate on democracy and the different aspects of how to implement democracy best have … See more

As Robert Dahl writes, "Although the practices of modern democracy bear only a weak resemblance to the political institutions of classical Greece...Greek democratic ideas have been more influential...… See more

These arguments support more political egalitarianism by improving representative democracy or relying more on mechanisms like citizens' assemblies to delegate power more directly and unfiltered through the election pro… See more

Unlike in a consensus democracy or majoritarian democracies that embrace political egalitarianism, democratic theorists worried about conditions where a majority could become tyrannical. Plato and James Madison, fo… See more

These critiques largely see people as incapable of self-rule, preferring the empowerment of religious or secular elites.
Theocracies view deities as supreme ruling authorities, not the people. Theodemocracy combines a… See more