accountability (governance)
civic republicanism
common good
concepts
consensus democracy
consent
deliberative democracy
democratic deficit
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]
democratic theory
democratic theory/liberalism
democratization
e-democracy
elections
governance
legislature
legitimacy
legitimacy crisis
liberalism
participatory democracy
pluralism
pluralist democracy
political theory
polyarchy
representation
representative democracy
self-government
social democracy