The Dialectics of Democracy
”Thinking publicly otherwise” is one of the foundations of democracy. The task of the opposition in a democratic system is to express distrust, to criticize the actions of the government and to provide an alternative. The opposition institutionalizes distrust, and, paradoxically, the presence of thi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The University of Akureyri
2012-03-01
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Series: | Nordicum-Mediterraneum |
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Online Access: | http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/vol-7-n-2-2012/45-conference-paper/303-the-dialectics-of-democracy |