democracy

upright=1.1|thumb|The Parthenon is considered a symbol of democracy.

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Democracy is a system of government in which power is held by the people, either directly or through elected representatives who make decisions on their behalf. It matters because it aims to give citizens a voice in how they are governed and protect their rights and freedoms.

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Research

6,149 papers

Misinformation and the epistemic integrity of democracy.ReviewCurrent opinion in psychology · 2023Lewandowsky S, Ecker UKH, Cook J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101711
COVID-19 and democracy: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Sorsa VP, Kivikoski KDOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16172-y
Health democracy, from one crisis to another.European journal of public health · 2022Alla FDOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac058
Democracy, Culture and Cancer Patients' Willingness to Pay for Healthcare Services: A Meta-analysis.ReviewInquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing · 2021Chaikumbung MDOI: 10.1177/00469580211024894
Testing democracy in transplant.Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society · 2024Basu E, Shenoy A, Khan MDOI: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000363
Electoral Democracy and Working-Age Mortality.The Milbank quarterly · 2023Montez JK, Cheng KJ, Grumbach JMDOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12658
Democracy-based consensus in medicine.ReviewJournal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia · 2015Greco M, Zangrillo A, Mucchetti M et al.DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.11.005
Vaccination and the defence of democracy.Lancet (London, England) · 2024Albin RLDOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01897-4

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Contents

Characteristics
History
Origins
Greece and Rome
Ancient India
Americas
Africa
Middle Ages
Modern era
Early modern period
18th and 19th centuries
20th and 21st centuries
Theory
Early theory
Contemporary theory
Aggregation
Polyarchy
Deliberation
Measurement of democracy
Types of governmental democracies
Basic forms
Direct
Semi-direct
Lot system
Representative
Parliamentary
Presidential
Typology
Constitutional monarchy
Republic
Liberal
Socialist
Marxist
Anarchist
Sortition
Consociational
Majoritarian
Consensus
Ethnic
Inclusive
Participatory
Procedural
Radical
Religious
Cosmopolitan
Creative
Guided
Non-governmental democracy
Shareholder democracy
Justification
Legitimacy
Better decision-making
Economic success
Criticism
Democratic transitions
Democratization
Democracy promotion
Autocratization
Disruption
Influence of the media
See also
Footnotes
References
Works cited
Further reading
External links

upright=1.1|thumb|The Parthenon is considered a symbol of democracy.

Democracy (from , from dēmos 'people' and krátos 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitive elections while more expansive or maximalist definitions link democracy to guarantees of civil liberties and human rights in addition to competitive elections.