[New post] The democrat’s dilemma: how can we mitigate the conflicting responsibilities of citizenship? | OUPblog

GSG posted: "Democracy is many things. It's a form of government, a system of institutions, a decision procedure, a series of activities, along with much else. At a deeper level, though, democracy is the ideal of self-government among equals. In a democracy, the peopl" New post on The Geopoliticus The democrat's dilemma: how can we mitigate the conflicting responsibilities of citizenship? | OUPblog by GSG Democracy is many things. It's a form of government, a system of institutions, a decision procedure, a series of activities, along with much else. At a deeper level, though, democracy is the ideal of self-government among equals. In a democracy, the people are not mere subjects of the government. They are equal participants in government. They are citizens. Understood in this way, democracy responds to a moral problem. Government in any form exercises power over those it governs. In a democracy, this power is shared among equals who disagree over how power should be used. Accordingly, when democracy enacts policy, some citizens are forced to comply. Thus, the problem: how can one be subjected to political power without thereby being subordinated by it? — Read on blog.oup.com/ This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ GSG | November 5, 2021 at 11:06 pm | Tags: Democracy, History, Life, Politics, Society | Categories: Polity | URL: https://wp.me/paFDNc-Cg Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Geopoliticus. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://thegeopoliticus.wordpress.com/2021/11/05/the-democrats-dilemma-how-can-we-mitigate-the-conflicting-responsibilities-of-citizenship-oupblog/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com