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'''Democracy''' (Greek: δημοκρατία, ''dēmokratiā'', from ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy</ref> [[Western world|Western]] [[capitalism|capitalist]] society is dominated by [[liberal democracy|liberal democracies]], which [[revolutionary socialism|revolutionary socialists]] criticise as legitimising organs of a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|dictatorship of the capitalist class]] and obstacles against the establishment of meaningful democracy of the masses. | '''Democracy''' (Greek: δημοκρατία, ''dēmokratiā'', from ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democracy</ref> [[Western world|Western]] [[capitalism|capitalist]] society is dominated by [[liberal democracy|liberal democracies]], which [[revolutionary socialism|revolutionary socialists]] criticise as legitimising organs of a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|dictatorship of the capitalist class]] and obstacles against the establishment of meaningful democracy of the masses. | ||
[[File:The Pnyx plateau in Athens.jpg|thumb|500px|The Athenian Pnyx, site of the mass Assembly which was sovereign over essentially all matters of state.{{cn}}]] | |||
== Direct and representative democracy == | == Direct and representative democracy == |
Latest revision as of 19:41, 30 January 2024
Democracy (Greek: δημοκρατία, dēmokratiā, from dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') is a form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.[1] Western capitalist society is dominated by liberal democracies, which revolutionary socialists criticise as legitimising organs of a dictatorship of the capitalist class and obstacles against the establishment of meaningful democracy of the masses.
Direct and representative democracy
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Applications of democracy
In the state
In political parties
In worker-led enterprises
Other applications
Critique of democracy
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