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Teorijsko-normativni značaj političke participacije
Theoretical and normative significance of political participation

Author(s): Stefan Vukojević
Subject(s): Politics, Electoral systems, Politics and society
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: Political participation; liberal democracy; democratic elitism; deliberative democracy

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we are going to examine the conceptualization of political participation as an indispensable supplement of a liberal democracy. Similarly, we are going to explore the critical attitude towards elitism, which, in its essence, provides a “minimal” determination of democracy that is insufficient for a complete affirmation, i.e. consolidation of democracy in a society. By displaying the importance of political participation we are going to cover the connection between political participation and public deliberation as a cornerstone of political participation, whose absence makes the effect of political participation quite limited and inefficient.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 7-17
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Serbian