Definition
Accommodation in Democracies
Democracy is expected to produce a harmonious social life. It tries to accommodate its citizens with diverse lifestyles and culture by:
- Conducting procedural free and fair election for healthy competition and representation.
- Power-sharing → Prudential reason
- Negotiations and Compromising with the citizens
- No society is able to fully and permanently resolve conflicts But still, democracy tries its best to accommodate its citizens.
vs Non-Democracies
The government or rulers in non-democracies refuse to listen to citizen and ignore their social diversity. The citizens are oppressed and the demands are refused. Thus, they do not accommodate their citizens well.
Conditions for accommodation (Checklist to accommodate citizens)
- Democracy is not rule by majority (overall) opinion, everyone should get a chance.
- In any case of any decision or election, anyone or any group should be able to form a majority.
- Majority must work together with minority
- Majority and minority are not permanent, changes are usual.
- Democracy should ensure to prevent majoritarianism.
- Democracy only remains a democracy until everyone has a chance to be a part of the majority, and thus be able to choose a govt.
If a democracy refuses someone from being a part of the majority, then the democracy is not accommodating the citizen.
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How does a democracy accommodate its citizens? ? Democracy is expected to produce a harmonious social life. It tries to accommodate its citizens with diverse lifestyles and culture by:
- Conducting procedural free and fair election for healthy competition and representation.
- Power-sharing → Prudential reason
- Negotiations and Compromising with the citizens
- No society is able to fully and permanently resolve conflicts But still, democracy tries its best to accommodate its citizens.
Accommodation in non-democracies? ? The government or rulers in non-democracies refuse to listen to citizen and ignore their social diversity. The citizens are oppressed and the demands are refused. Thus, they do not accommodate their citizens well.
”There are conditions under which democracy accommodates social diversity”. Explain ?
- Democracy is not rule by majority (overall) opinion, everyone should get a chance.
- In any case of any decision or election, anyone or any group should be able to form a majority.
- Majority must work together with minority
- Majority and minority are not permanent, changes are usual.
- Democracy should ensure to prevent majoritarianism.
- Democracy only remains a democracy until everyone has a chance to be a part of the majority, and thus be able to choose a govt.
If a democracy refuses someone from being a part of the majority, then the democracy {{is not accommodating the citizen}}