DEFECTIVE DEMOCRACIES – IS IT BAD OR GOOD?

  • O. Romanyuk
Keywords: defective democracies, exclusive democracy, tutelary democracy, liberal democracy, defensive democracy, Latvia, Turkey

Abstract

This  article  is  devoted  to  the  elucidation  of  the  role  of  democratic  «defects»  in  the democratic  development  of  society.  By  using  the  concept  of  the  German  political  scientist Wolfgang  Merkel,  who  under  the  democratic  «defects»  meant  some  deviation  from  the constitutional and legal standards of modern liberal democracies, the author emphasizes the fact that  such deviations can be caused by  the need  to protect unconsolidated democracies against threats from anti-democratic forces. The article analyzes the situation in Latvia and Turkey, the political  regimes  that  represented  a  variety  of  defective  democracies  such  as  «exclusive democracy» (Latvia) and «tutelary democracy» (Turkey).

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Published
2017-06-15
How to Cite
Romanyuk, O. (2017). DEFECTIVE DEMOCRACIES – IS IT BAD OR GOOD?. The Journal of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Issues of Political Science, 30, 41-46. Retrieved from https://periodicals.karazin.ua/politology/article/view/8649
Section
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES