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DEMOCRACY  image source: getty   The Greek Word Democratia Is A Combination Of The Words Demos (Meaning People) And Kratos (Meaning Rule).   This Gives Its Meaning To Democracy As A Form Of Government In Which The People Rule, Whether Directly Through Individual Participation Or Indirectly, Through Elected Representatives.   Of Course, The Main Difference Between Ancient And Modern Democracies Lies In The Way In Which 'the People' Were Defined.   In Ancient Greek Governance, 'demo' Was Defined Restrictively, And Specifically Excluded Three Main Categories Of Persons: Slaves, Women And Metics (Foreigners Who Lived And Worked In The City.   Classical And Contemporary Theories Of Democracy.   Different Models Of Democracy  Representative, Participatory And Deliberative   Representative Democracy And Its Critics: Since Direct Democracy Is Not Possible In Large And Complex Societies, The Mechanism Through Which People Participate Indirectly In Government Is To Elect Represen

  EQUALITY   image source: getty What is the concept of equality in Political Science. How equality is related to liberty ?  The Concept Of Equality Is Relative And Can Be Understood Only In A Concrete Context. Equality Is Not A Recognition Of A Treat Or A Reward. There Can Be No Final Identity Of Healing As Long As Men Differ In Wants, Abilities And Needs. Injustice Is Born Out Of Treating Unequals Equally As Much As From Treating Equals Unequally. And Most Importantly, Apart From Natural Inequalities, There Are Inequalities Created By Society – Inequalities On The Basis Of Birth, Wealth, Knowledge, Religion Etc. When Liberalism Insisted That All Men Are Equal By Birth, It Meant Challenging Property Ownership Suffrage. The Declaration Of The Rights Of Man Explicitly Recognized That Superior Talents And Qualities Of Character Are A Reasonable Basis For The Distinction Of Wealth, Honor And Power. History Does Not Move Toward Greater Equality Because The Faster We Eliminate

  image source: getty Liberal And Neo-Liberal Theory Of State  Without Going Into Too Many Details, Liberalism Can Be Explained As A Worldview That Gives Central Importance To The Idea Of ​​ Choice, Using This Choice In Various Fields Such As Marriage, Education, Enterprise, Work And Profession And Of Course Political Cases To Be Done.     Hobbes In His Book 'leviathan' Explicitly Acknowledged The Development Of A New Form Of Power, Public Power, Which Is Characterized By Stability And Sovereignty. Hobbes Opens His Account By Describing Human Nature As Saying That He Always Seeks 'more Intense Pleasure' And Is Therefore Characterized By Restlessness And The Desire To Maximize Power. It Famously Turns Human Society Into A 'War Of All Against All'. The Idea That People Can Come To Respect And Trust Each Other And Cooperate And Honor Their Promises And Contracts Seems Distant To Hobbes. This Is What He Describes As The State Of Nature, Here Life Becomes To