accountability (governance)
type: Concept
related: democratic theory

civic republicanism
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

common good
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: democratic theory

consensus democracy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

consent
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

deliberative democracy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

democratic deficit
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

democratic theory
type: Concept
broader: political theory
broader: governance
broader: democratic theory/liberalism
definition: The field of democratic theory can be divided into two subfields: descriptive and normative theory. The role of descriptive democratic theory is to characterize and study certain features of political systems that are considered democratic. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Democratic Theory]
narrower: representative democracy
narrower: democratization
narrower: common good
narrower: social democracy
narrower: elections
narrower: deliberative democracy
narrower: consensus democracy
narrower: legislature
narrower: polyarchy
narrower: representation
narrower: legitimacy crisis
narrower: civic republicanism
narrower: legitimacy
narrower: self-government
narrower: pluralist democracy
narrower: consent
narrower: participatory democracy
narrower: democratic deficit
narrower: e-democracy
related: pluralism
related: accountability (governance)
related: liberalism

democratic theory/liberalism
type: Concept
narrower: democratic theory

democratization
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

e-democracy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

elections
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

governance
type: Concept
narrower: democratic theory

legislature
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

legitimacy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

legitimacy crisis
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

liberalism
type: Concept
related: democratic theory

participatory democracy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

pluralism
type: Concept
related: democratic theory

pluralist democracy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

political theory
type: Concept
narrower: democratic theory

polyarchy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

representation
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

representative democracy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

self-government
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory

social democracy
type: Concept
broader: democratic theory