There are few better examples of analysis - the critical thinking
skill of understanding how an argument is built - than Robert
Dahl's Democracy and its Critics. In this work, the American
political theorist closely analyzes the democratic political system
and then evaluates whether the arguments that are in favor of it
are, in fact, rigorous. Dahl sets out to describe democracy's
merits and problems, asking if it really is the worthwhile
political system we believe it to be. Knowing that the idea of
democracy is now almost universally popular, his detailed analysis
leads him to look at a number of regimes that claim to be
democratic but do not, in truth, practice democracy. But Dahl is
not only interested in uncovering uncomfortable truths. He goes
further and creates a set of standards by which we can all decide
whether a country really is democratic. Dahl's analysis of the
evidence leads him to conclude that the following criteria must be
met for a regime to be considered truly democratic: elected
officials control policy-making; there are free and fair elections
of officials; everyone must have a right to vote; everyone has the
right to run for office; there is freedom of speech; alternative
information is available; and people can form free, independent
political groups.
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