Procedural democracy explained
Procedural democracy or proceduralist democracy, proceduralism or hollow democracy[1] is a term used to denote the particular procedures, such as regular elections based on universal suffrage, that produce an electorally-legitimated government.[2] [3] [4] Procedural democracy, with its centering of electoral processes as the basis of democratic legitimacy, is often contrasted with substantive or participatory democracy, which centers the equal participation of all groups in society in the political process as the basis of legitimacy.[3] [5]
The term is often used to denote an artificial appearance of democracy through the existence of democratic procedures like elections when in reality power is held by a small group of elites who manipulate democratic processes to make themselves appear democratically legitimate.[2] [6]
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Notes and References
- Tom Forrest, "A Hollow Democracy: Civil Rule, 1979–1983", in A Hollow Democracy: Civil Rule, 1979–1983, Taylor & Francis, 1996.
- Web site: Saikal. Amin. Democracy and Democratization. 10 July 2020. Encyclopedia Princetoniensis. Princeton University.
- Web site: Kaldor. Mary. 27 May 2014. Democracy in Europe after the Elections. 10 July 2020. Euro Crisis in the Press. London School of Economics.
- Saffon . Maria Paula . Urbinati . Nadia . Procedural Democracy, the Bulwark of Equal Liberty . Political Theory . 1 June 2013 . 41 . 3 . 441–481 . 10.1177/0090591713476872 . 15338422 . 28 August 2021 . en . 0090-5917.
- Web site: Sarajlic. Eldar. 18 February 2014. The perils of procedural democracy: a lesson from Bosnia. 10 July 2020. openDemocracy.
- Kok Wah Loh. Francis. 29 February 2008. Procedural democracy, participatory democracy and regional networking: the multi-terrain struggle for democracy in Southeast Asia. Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 9. 127–141. 10.1080/14649370701789740. 154965387. Taylor & Francis Online.
