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Democracy Questions

The document contains questions related to democracy, liberalism, illiberal democracy, and the poor performance of liberal democracy. It discusses key thinkers on these topics like David Betham, Francis Fukuyama, and Fareed Zakaria. Several questions examine the principles of democracy, features of global democracy, relationship between democracy and economic development, and characteristics of liberal, illiberal, and poor performing democracies.

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Democracy Questions

The document contains questions related to democracy, liberalism, illiberal democracy, and the poor performance of liberal democracy. It discusses key thinkers on these topics like David Betham, Francis Fukuyama, and Fareed Zakaria. Several questions examine the principles of democracy, features of global democracy, relationship between democracy and economic development, and characteristics of liberal, illiberal, and poor performing democracies.

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QUESTIONS

• Democracy

1. *** Discuss why does David Betham (1998) consider ‘the dignity of the
individual person’ as the starting point of democracy. (13)
2. Discuss the key features of global democracy in 2021 based on the IEU
report (2022). (13)
3. Do you think that democracy is indispensable for sustainable economic
development? Give arguments in favour of your answer. (13)
4. *** Democracy is identified by certain key principles, and by a set of
institutions and practices through which these principles are realized
(Beetham, 1998). Discuss. (12)

• Liberalism

1. Express your opinion regarding the Girvetz's (2022) view that "liberalism
stands for the emancipation of individual. (13)
2. What are the differences between electoral democracy and liberal
democracy? Discuss the obstacles Francis Fukuyama (2015) identifies in
the functioning of liberal democracy in recent years. (10)
3. Why does democracy means liberal democracy these days? Engage in
discussion. (MT)

• Illiberal democracy

1. Fareed Zakaria gave a prescient warning regarding the rise of illiberal


democracy in the middle of the 1990s. Can you notice any shifts in that
trend in contemporary times? Discuss. (13)
2. *** Discuss the key characteristics of "illiberal democracy" (Zakaria,
1997). (12)
3. *** What is illiberal democracy? Discuss in light of Fareed Zakaria's
decades back that democratically elected regimes in many countries were
regularly ignoring constitutional limits. (11)
4. Examine Schimitter's (2015) emerging evidences of reform of liberal
democracy and his disapproval of Zakaria's (1997) idea of illiberal
democracy. (11)
5. *** Mention Fareed Zakaria's (1997) indicators of an illiberal democracy.
Do you think he has changed his mind recently (2017-2018) regarding
illiberal democracy? Discuss. (10)

• Poor performance

1. *** Examine the reasons behind the poor performance (Fukuyama, 2015)
of liberal democracy in the 21st century. (12)
2. *** In this neo-liberal era, do you see any hope for liberal democracy?
Give justifications for your stance. (13)
3. *** Francis Fukuyama (2015) considers the deficiencies in state capacity-
building as an inescapable significant factor contributing to the poor
performance of democracy in recent times. What do you think? Discuss.
(MT)

•Secularism

Why does political secularism argue in favor of the erection of a wall between
religion and politics? Discuss in light of the understandings of Michael Kryzenak
2023) and Rajeev Bhargava. (MT)

• Notes

liberalism; democratic consolidation; Examine the view that the key problem of
politics is to protect and enhance the freedom of the individual; Characteristics of
illiberal democracy; Is secularism essential for democracy? (12)

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