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Essay / Inclusive Democracy - 1597
The world, throughout history, has constantly experienced evolutionary change; it is no different for American democracy. There are many models of democracy, such as protective democracy, developmental democracy, pluralist democracy and participatory democracy. However, most, if not all, of these democracies are governed by the elites of our governing society, so they receive increased access and benefits from the United States government. However, this changes from year to year, as we face a multidimensional crisis and lead our government toward an inclusive democratic system. An inclusive democracy is a political theory and a political project that aims to respond to the various crises in our political, economic, social, ecological spheres caused by the concentration of power at different levels (Inclusive Democracy, 1997). So, inclusive democracy is the abolition of this concentration of power at the institutional level, the abolition of this concentration of power in all its forms and the creation of conditions for equal sharing of power, political power, economic power, etc. (Inclusive Democracy, 1997). The inclusive democracy project is influenced by two major historical traditions, the socialist tradition and the democratic tradition. It is also influenced by the trends that have developed over the last 30 or 40 years, the new social movements, that is to say the feminist movement, the ecological movement, identity movements of all kinds (inclusive democracy, 1997). The foundation of growing inclusive democracy in the United States is that it focuses on our political system based on direct democracy and the crisis this brings because mass participation is weakening. Inclusive democracy...... middle of paper ......racy is the development of a democracy that focuses on the balance of power and crises in the political, economic, social and ecological spheres. Many people, like President Reagan, believe that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem” (Hill 2002 p.170). However, with the development of an inclusive democracy and the increasing expansion of civil rights and protection of our civil liberties, government has the potential to become our solution and not our problem. Works Cited Dye, TR, Zeigler, H. and Schubert, L. (2012). The Irony of Democracy (15th ed.).Boston, MA: Wadsworth Group.Hill, Steven.(2006).10 Steps to Fixing American Democracy.Sausalito, CA: PoliPointPress.Inclusive Democracy.(1997). Our goals. (http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org/)Merriam-Webster.(2011). Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/)