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Outcomes of Democracy - Notes

Democracy accommodates social diversities by ensuring inclusive representation and reducing conflicts among communities, thus supporting disadvantaged groups. It enhances the dignity of citizens by allowing participation in decision-making and protecting individual rights, promoting equality and mutual respect. Additionally, democracies emphasize transparency, legitimacy, and conflict resolution through deliberation, leading to effective and acceptable governance.

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Outcomes of Democracy - Notes

Democracy accommodates social diversities by ensuring inclusive representation and reducing conflicts among communities, thus supporting disadvantaged groups. It enhances the dignity of citizens by allowing participation in decision-making and protecting individual rights, promoting equality and mutual respect. Additionally, democracies emphasize transparency, legitimacy, and conflict resolution through deliberation, leading to effective and acceptable governance.

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Outcomes of Democracy

Acommodates Social Diversities


• Democracy is not simply rule by majority opinion. The majority
needs to work with the minority so that the government functions
to represent the general view. Majority and minority options are
not permanent.

• Democracy avoids social conflicts by accommodating social


diversities. In a democracy, the possibility of social conflicts is
reduced because it ensures inclusive representation of various
communities within the powerful decision making institutions.

• Democracies help the disadvantaged groups by recognising the


wrongs done to them and by promising to give them an equal
place in society. This makes their struggle easier.

• Since democracies have popular support, they are inclusive of all


diversities provide regular chances to express dissatisfaction with
administration, they are best suited to produce better results
than authoritarian rulers who don’t pay much attention to the
needs of common people.

• Democracy makes people learn to respect differences in a diverse


society and develop mechanisms to negotiate the differences.
Ability to handle social differences, divisons and conflicts is a
definite plus point of democratic regimes.

Enhances Dignity of Citizens

• Democracy allows citizens to participate in the decision-making


process by electing representatives to voice their interests and
concerns. Through voting, citizens have the ability to shape
policies and choose leaders who align with their preferences

• Democracies typically emphasise the protection of individual


rights and freedoms. Constitutional guarantees, such as freedom
of speech, assembly, and the right to a fair trial, are commonly
found in democratic societies

• Democracy promotes dignity of individuals by recognising the


importance of vulnerable groups and ensuring equality. They
have mutual respects for the social differences amongst people.

• Democracy ensures that it addresses possible conflicts that arise


among the individuals because they might feel alienated or
unequal. It ensures equality of socio-political and economic
rights to all classes.
• Democracy is people’s own government. People wished to choose
elected representatives who will rule for the country on the behalf
of the people. They also believe that democracy is suitable for
their country.

Other Points
• Democracies provide legitimacy to the quest of achieving equality
of status, opinion and opportunities by recognising them and
formulating laws to overcome them.

• Every citizen in a democratic country has the right to examine the


process of decision-making to ensure that the right procedures
were followed in it. This is called transparency. This has ensured
that the government doesn’t indulge in corrupt activities.

• Democracy is a popular form of government. People participate in


making decisions that affects them, including chosing of their
representatives. This makes results acceptable.

• Conflicts are resolved through debate, discussions and


negotiation rather than discretion. In non-democratic
governments, conflicts are often resolved through discretion
rather than debate, discussions, and negotiation.

• Democracy is based on the idea of deliberation and negotiation


to ensure that different views are considered, thereby improving
the quality of decision making. It makes the decision effective and
acceptable by the people

• Democracies usually develop a procedure to conduct their


competition. This reduces the possibility of these tensions
becoming explosive or violent.

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