Guided democracy

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Guided democracy, also called managed democracy^[1], is a term for a democratic government with increased autocracy. Governments are legitimated by elections that, while free and fair, are used by the government to continue their same policies and goals.^[2] Or, in other words, the government has learned to control elections so that the people can exercise all their rights without truly changing public policy. While following basic democratic principles there can be minor deviations towards authoritarianism. Under managed democracy, the electorate is prevented from having a significant impact on policies adopted by the state through the continuous employment of public relations techniques.^[3]

Foremost, the term was used in reference to a certain political period in Indonesia. Lately this term is also widely employed in Russia, where it was introduced into common practice by the Kremlin theorists, in particular Gleb Pavlovsky.^[4]

See also

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• Guided Democracy (1957–1965) in Indonesia
• Varieties of democracy
• Inverted totalitarianism
• Concentration of media ownership
• Totalitarian democracy

References

1. ^ Rohmann, C (2000) A World of Ideas : The Dictionary of Important Ideas and Thinkers, Ballantine Books ISBN 978-0345437068
2. ^ Wolin 2008, p. 47.
3. ^ Wolin 2008, p. 60.
4. ^ Weir, Fred (October 1, 2003). "Kremlin lobs another shot at marketplace of ideas". The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1001/p07s02-woeu.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10. 

External links

• Managed Democracy (July 8, 2005, The Moscow Times article discussing the managed democracy in Russia)