This paper asks: what are the democratic potentials of digital commons and public sphere? First, article identifies ten problems capitalism. Second, it engages with notion sphere. Third, outlines concept commons. Fourth, some conclusions drawn suggestions for advancing democracy presented.This contributes to theorising analysis capitalism, Internet platforms, sphere, commons, democracy, service...

Abstract This article reviews three books that offer thought-provoking insights on a central political science question, namely the relationship between capitalism and democracy in twenty-first century. First, ‘ Democracy Prosperity’ by Iversen Soskice posits symbiotic democracy. Advanced capital thrives nationally rooted institutions, hence it needs democratic politics. A majority of voters as...

In recent years, political donations have increased, and their rationality has been questioned accordingly. This paper examines the donation controversy from perspective of relationship between democracy capitalism, summarizes structural contradictions whether should be allowed to arise democracy. To resolve this contradiction, capitalism must completely separated. As a result, contributions ba...

In Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Joseph A. Schumpeter concluded that socialism would eventually displace capitalism in Western democracies. This would come about as a result of the superior performance of capitalism. We extract six ”stylized” propositions that are essential elements of Schumpeter’s prediction about the fate of capitalism. These propositions are confronted with the develop...

This study examines the issue of standards of freedom of the press in democracy. Freedom of the press should benefit citizens in democratic societies, yet historically, the press has mainly served dominant group interests that are based on capital and power. The problem of serving special interests and collusion exists globally. It examines how well the principle of press freedom operates in de...

although russian studies existed in world academies in preceding centuries in different styles, it was only in the second half of the 20th century that major academic centers in europe and the united states paid serious attention to understanding the soviet :union: and its current developments by attracting some emigrant soviet authors and scientists. for these academic centers, recognizing the...

With the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the vulnerability of democratic capitalism in EastCentral Europe has come once again to the fore. Almost all new EU member states have accumulated major economic imbalances, and have been experiencing steep recessions. The crisis in the region is not only economic. Surging protests and the increasing appeal of political illiberalism attest to th...

Rooted in ideology critique, this dissertation studies the construction of democracy in the coverage of Venezuela during the era of President Hugo Chávez. The aim of this endeavor is twofold. First, the dissertation aims to understand the relationship between ideology and the construction of democracy in journalism on foreign political phenomena. Second, it attempts to explore the ways in which...