THE RULERS AND THE RULED - CIVIC COMPETENCE IN POLITICS AS A CRITERION OF DEMOCRACY
THE RULERS AND THE RULED - CIVIC COMPETENCE IN POLITICS AS A CRITERION OF DEMOCRACY
Author(s): Tadeusz GodlewskiSubject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Political behavior, Politics and law, Politics and society
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: civic competence; citizen; civic knowledge; political culture; political elites
Summary/Abstract: The text deals with the topic of civic political competence (civic competence) as an additional criterion of the quality of the democracy. It shows both theoretical aspects of this issue, identifying some specific elements of competence and the methodological problems of the research on civic competence. The article also includes reflections on the implementation of civic competence in the processes of deliberation.
Journal: Polish Political Science Yearbook
- Issue Year: 43/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 363-376
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English