Post-democracy

The term Post-democracy designate a State conducted by democratic rules, but whose application is progressively limited. The English conservative journalist Peter Oborne presented a documentary of the 2005 general election, arguing that it had become anti-democratic because it targeted a number of floating voters with a narrow agenda.

Definition Tentative

This term appeared to define a running evolution within the democracies during the 21st century.

It is a polemic term because it calls attention on recognised democracies that are losing some of their foundations do evolve toward an Aristocratic regime.

A "Post-democracy" may be characterised with:

* non representative elections
* citizen rights are not respected by the state, or its representatives
* or, impossibility to get balanced debates

Examples

"(to finish)"
* excluded populations
* special laws
* debates quality

External links

* [http://gadfly.igc.org/politics/postdemo.htm On Coping with "Post Democracy"]
* [http://postdemocracy.org/about/ What is Post-Democracy?]
* [http://www.analitica.com/vas/1999.03.3/articulos/06.htm La postdemocracia]
* [http://www.toupie.org/Textes/Postdemocratie.htm Postdémocratie]
* [http://www.c-e-r-f.org/europe-lepourhiet.htm Qui veut de la post-démocratie ?]