Political Science

Democracy is arguably the most desired form of government worldwide. Democracy, also referred to as the rule by many, is a political orientation where the majority of the citizens decide on the supreme power of the country through elections. In this case, they freely elect their leaders who in turn act as their representatives.  This can take forms of direct democracy where the people rule directly or representativeindirect democracy where representatives are elected to identify with the people to the government. Democracy is often associated with equality and freedom, aspects that are desired by many citizens as opposed to subjectivism and discrimination that result from political systems like autocracy, dictatorship and monarchy.

However, the democratic rule is also prone to problems that one would term as self perpetuated, which is, referring to the system. For instance, in a Democratic society, not the best policies are usually selected but what the majority of the people agree on, the utilitarian theory of sociology can best explain this. Second, the system is prone to partisanship where citizens support the leaders that they are affiliated to rather than the policies that they represent. Regardless of what many think, it is hard to have equality in a society that is composed of different ethnic, racial, economic and cultural backgrounds.

In most cases, the minorities are sidelined and there is always competition for power, where the strong win the race. This topic is of special interest to me because, all over the world, countries are urged to adapt the democratic system. On the other hand, I believe it is important to first compare the different kinds of political systems, all over the world, assess there benefits and harms before embarking on democracy. Examples of democratic societies include the United States and Western Europe.