The Limits of Representative Democracy

The public administration is closely linked to political power of the state, for which it implies the fact that the relationship of subordination is not against political parties or governmentcoalitions, but more of political power, democratically and constitutionally formed at the level of state’s...

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Main Author: Ioan Alexandru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Danubius University 2010-07-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Danubius: Juridica
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Online Access:http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/juridica/article/viewFile/548/500
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spelling doaj-98fd54820c3e4e31951a32d80e4f94d12021-10-02T09:29:43ZengDanubius UniversityActa Universitatis Danubius: Juridica1844-80622065-38912010-07-0172524The Limits of Representative DemocracyIoan AlexandruThe public administration is closely linked to political power of the state, for which it implies the fact that the relationship of subordination is not against political parties or governmentcoalitions, but more of political power, democratically and constitutionally formed at the level of state’s representative bodies. The subordination and the separation are not dichotomous, they are not incompatible, but they form what it is known as, according to philosophy, inseparable and complementary opposed. Basically adopting an etymological definition (demos = people and kratos = power, status), the democracy is the people’s government. The personalization of the political life increases with the proliferation of monocratic institutions - as part of the state. Under these conditions, the elections, rather after having renounced at the party list, tend to transform into a ritual, a procedure for identifying people, which breaks down into an almost unconditional delegation of authority. So, beware of politicians who wish, under the reasoning of the elective investment, to be players in the democracy game, ignoring the rules established in the constitution.http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/juridica/article/viewFile/548/500representative democracygovernment coalitionspolitical party
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The Limits of Representative Democracy
Acta Universitatis Danubius: Juridica
representative democracy
government coalitions
political party
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title The Limits of Representative Democracy
title_short The Limits of Representative Democracy
title_full The Limits of Representative Democracy
title_fullStr The Limits of Representative Democracy
title_full_unstemmed The Limits of Representative Democracy
title_sort limits of representative democracy
publisher Danubius University
series Acta Universitatis Danubius: Juridica
issn 1844-8062
2065-3891
publishDate 2010-07-01
description The public administration is closely linked to political power of the state, for which it implies the fact that the relationship of subordination is not against political parties or governmentcoalitions, but more of political power, democratically and constitutionally formed at the level of state’s representative bodies. The subordination and the separation are not dichotomous, they are not incompatible, but they form what it is known as, according to philosophy, inseparable and complementary opposed. Basically adopting an etymological definition (demos = people and kratos = power, status), the democracy is the people’s government. The personalization of the political life increases with the proliferation of monocratic institutions - as part of the state. Under these conditions, the elections, rather after having renounced at the party list, tend to transform into a ritual, a procedure for identifying people, which breaks down into an almost unconditional delegation of authority. So, beware of politicians who wish, under the reasoning of the elective investment, to be players in the democracy game, ignoring the rules established in the constitution.
topic representative democracy
government coalitions
political party
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