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instance, in situations
note Select all with significant economic inequality, the preferences of wealthier individuals might be given more
weight in the political process, potentially silencing the voices of less affluent citizens 15 .
● Deliberative democrats believe that addressing such power imbalances is crucial for establishing a genuinely democratic
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Feature Deliberative Democracy Here is information from theAggregative
Comparing Dworkin's Equality of Re- sources youModel
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vided on Steven Lukes' threeMechanism
dimensionsfor
of aggregating individual
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Concept of Democracy Process of reasoned discussion
power:and debate
preferences
Dworkin presents equality of resources as a
Modedistributive
superior of Participation Active,of
ideal to equality transformative,
wel-
Steven Lukes argues that power is an
reasoned argumentation Voting, expressing pre-formed preferences
"essentially contested concept" be-
fare because it better accommodates the prin-
Basis of Decision- Consensus through persuasion, cause
mutualpeople have differing viewscompromise
Bargaining, on how among competing
ciple of special responsibility, which states that
Makingare ultimately responsibleunderstanding society functions, what constitutes justice
interests
individuals for the
and equity, and therefore, what power
success of their own lives [1, 2]. Dworkin argues
Addressing Power Focus on creating a more inclusive
that equality of welfare, which aims to equalize
and
truly is. egalitarian May
[1, 2] This leads unintentionally
to three dimen- reinforce existing
Dynamics process sions of power. [3] inequalities
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Transforming preferences, creating a shared
Combining pre-existing preferences
understanding
Challenges and Critiques
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Dworkin's Theory of Equality: A Com- Berlin's Concept of Negative Liberty
How does associational democracy differ from council democracy?
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What are the core tenets of consociational democracy?
How does Dr
The quote "The wider the area of non-interfer-
Ronald Dworkin, a prominent legal and political ence the wider my freedom" encapsulates Isa-
iah Berlin's concept of negative liberty. This
philosopher,
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the funda-
mental value in political morality. [1] He
idea posits that freedom is primarily defined by
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viewed equality not as a specific distributive the absence of external constraints imposed
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pattern but as a commitment to treating individ- by others on an individual's actions. [1-3]
