Democracy without Politics: Why Democracy Can Seriously Harm Democracy

Biology, Politics and Democracy

Herodotus, Politics and Athenian Democracy

As is widely accepted by scholars, much of the Western philosophies have roots in ancient Greece. Among the most influential ancient Greek figures is the “Father of History,” Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who chronicled the history of the Persian Wars. Herodotus used the Histories as a medium for discussing the political trends of his time, specifically those in Athens. Herodotus shared his views...

green politics and deliberative democracy

As part of the self-reflective movement in which green politics has been engaged for the last decade, the construction of green democracy has been submitted to increasing scrutiny. Relationship between democracy and environmentalism has traditionally been problematic, but once green committment to democracy has proven to be firm enough, the search for that model of democracy more suitable for t...

But seriously: does oil really hinder democracy

Recent studies have disputed the claim that ‘oil hinders democracy,’ or raised questions about the causal mechanisms behind it. I re-examine the question of petroleum wealth and regime type, using pooled logit regressions, an improved measure of petroleum wealth, and a dataset that covers up to 170 countries from 1960 to 2002. I also explore other types of evidence on oil and authoritarian rule...

Can Energy Democracy Thrive in a Non-democracy?

This paper argues that energy democracy could manifest in terms of public engagement at the community level, free of state intervention, government fostering, and donor support, even in locations where governments have been in flux from a democracy to a non-democracy. In currently non-democratic Thailand, for example, public engagement on community energy transitions had occurred, were sustaine...