Weaknesses Of Islam And Democracy

Democracy and the challenges it is facing has been the main topic in the field of international politics since some Authoritarian regimes have raised again as a great power after a long time of absence. In this essay, we will look at some of the challenges facing the international democracy based on the work of Azar Gat “ The Return Of Authoritarian Great Powers”. The article is presenting the author view on the rise of authoritarian regimes as the main challenge of liberal democracy. The main part of my essay will be an illustration and reflection on a number of arguments that have been brought by the author. Additionally and before concluding my piece I will establish my own argument as a critical response to the article or more specifically to the Economic efficiency argument brought by Azar Gat.

His first explanation implicates that there must be something within the Islam or Arab culture or religion, that prevents the formation of a democratic society. Because as Alfred Stepan and Graeme Robertson stated, the “democracy gap” among states in the world is an Arab gap much more than a “Muslim” gap as there are eight, non-Arab Muslim-majority states that have democratic

Democracy: A political system in which citizens enjoy a number of basic civil and political rights, and in which their most important political leaders are elected in free and fair elections and accountable under a rule of law (26). In the studies we have undertaken, comparing and exploring various countries and systems politically, economically, and psychologically throughout the quarter, this outcry of democracy has prevailed as a main theme. Successful countries such as the United States and Great Britain are based upon such democratic ideals. It is no wonder that countries have striven more recently toward this goal of democratization. Both the Russian and Mexican revolutions prove that democracy is an attainable goal in the next

Democracy is considered as a peaceful entity and the world without war. American President Woodrow Wilson, for example, believes that “democracy is inherently peace desiring and consequently contributes to the world peace, replacing war-like political regime (Gat, 2006)”. Democracy is a system of government, consisted of four key elements. Firstly, it is a means of choosing the leaders of the citizens and replacing the government through an election. It is also called a representative democracy as people vote for their representatives to deal with problems and issues in their societies as well as in their states to improve the lives of citizens. Secondly, people actively participate in the public in a democracy. Democracy depends on the participation of the citizens, and it must be peaceful and open-minded of the various views of other groups and individuals. Thirdly, every individual has the rights, which the state cannot take away from him or her in a democracy. In other words, the human rights of all citizens are protected by the democracy. Finally, democracy is a system of rule by laws of people, not by individuals, and it maintains an order of the government and limits their power as well as protecting the rights of citizens. Every person is equal under the law (Barkawi and Laffey, 2001). Further, Democracy is widely supported by liberal thinkers such as John Locke and Immanuel Kant, and liberalism is the leading theory, which supports democracy and identifies the

Current Issues, 35th edition, examines both the pros and cons of spreading democracy. This text explains that promoting democracy is in the U.S. national interest because democracy creates a safer, more stable world. Democratic nations cooperate with other nations and the U.S. better because they are more answerable to their citizens. The text also claims that such nations will deny terrorists from a base from which to plan and carry out attacks.

Democracy is not just about how elections are run. In order for a state to be considered fully democratic, the state needs to allow its citizens to have freedom of speech, thought, press and freedom to choose a religion. Respecting the freedom of everyone in the nation is key to democratic success. In Indonesia, a Muslim majority country, and in the Philippines, a Christian majority country, democracy has become vulnerable because of the increased power of religious groups.

Primarily, if one looks at the variants of the democratic peace theory that argues democracies are not likely to pursue one another in a violent manner resulting in conflict or war, they can clearly see that democracies are generally peaceful in relations with one another. The rational public thesis states that democracies show the peaceful tendencies of people who are aware of the destruction that war will bring upon them. Also, the culture thesis makes evident the fact that democracy

Throughout the course of time, democracy is now becoming widely accepted by a majority of countries. As countries become generally educated, democracy is become favorable. As the liberation Technology becomes an acceptable way of education, countries seek the freedom of technology. Liberation technology also allows for other people to look at the democracy of the United States and share ideas. As citizens become more educated and have greater income, the democracy’s popularity grows. The freedom of working and profiting from their own money makes people of other countries look at democracy with envy. Moderate religious practices, not including extreme religions, provide a moral grounding for a system that respects the freedom and dignity of

Since the Cold War era, the spread of democracy and its implications have been highly debated across the world. As more states adopt this method of government, the question of how to interact with opposing states has taken the spotlight in the context of international relations. Some scholars, like Robert Kaplan, believe that democratic elections do not help with social and economic stability in developing countries. Others, particularly supporters of the United States idea of democracy such as Sean Jones, believe that democracy benefits the inhabitants of newly democratizing states, promotes peace in the international system, and advances U.S. interests. This paper will explore the support and opposition of the claim that spreading

Americans tend to believe that writing an essay is so easy and fast. Have you ever thought about the list of components that go into a good essay? In fact a good essay addresses the main point and tells the reader what he or she will discuss and where they are going with it. An essay will also state the main ideas clearly. As writers we tend to sometimes use or leave out these important factors. Two authors by the names of Julius Nyerere and Benazir Bhutto; wrote two essays based on the topic of democracy and the struggles that go along with it. Nyerere’s essay titled One-Party Government emphasizes that a democracy can also be represented in a one-party government. On the other hand Bhutto’s essay Islam and Democracy focuses on the illusion that the west is the reason Muslim countries lack democracy. Bhutto’s essay was better in many ways. She convinces me that her essay was the best by providing relatable background information, and expressing both sides of the Western and Islamic beliefs on democracy and equality.

However, embedded in the prejudices and customs of the dominating (majority) class of a democracy is occurrences that do not secure liberty. Hence, a society ruled by democracy will not also progress towards routine protections of minority and individual liberty. Inherent in a democratic society are rival, and contradictory, faiths, beliefs, and interests. The problem becomes: which of these interests, beliefs, and faiths should be tolerated? Moreover, which of these should be suppressed? If there is a principle of legitimacy in a democracy it is that the will of the people (the majority or, the dominating class in power) are the source of social authority. Therefore, the majority can choose to bring the minority under a social regulation that takes away the very liberties the minority is afforded in democratic

Political Islam is an interesting phenomenon that impacts law, policy, and international relations with the Middle East. In order to understand what Political Islam is one must first understand, as much as possible when starting from a Western Christian worldview, what Islam is. In addition to simply describing Islam a comparison to another similar or related religion, such as Christianity, is helpful. Once an understanding of Islam is established one can begin to see how it touches on every facet of Muslim life including law and policy, which affects those living within that system and the relationships it forms when engaged internationally.

Ever since the ancient Greeks, democracy has been widely acclaimed as the best form of governing. Known as the “rule of the majority”, democracy is made up of many factors that makes it so unique. For example, democracy is based on free and fair elections, active participation of the people, protection of human rights, and a rule of law that equally applies to everyone. With a system focussed on the rights and representation of all, why would such a system be on the decline? There are many elements that have contributed to the diminishing of the popularity for democracy. It all comes down to the fact that the people of democratic nations are losing trust in the system. It is this declining trust that can lead to the extinction of democracy.

Democracy is an organization of government in which the people of a country decide by majority vote and it is a political system that is described as "a collectively recognized model." Along with the greater part of the world's populace that live in nations that are at least partly democratic and the efforts are based on the idea that democracy benefits people by protecting basic human rights. A large amount of Americans guess that democracy is a good thing and that the increase of democracy will be advantageous. The merits of democracy are taken for granted and are hardly ever fully enumerated and well thought-out and it is so important not to exaggerate or misrepresent the benefits of democratization. Human rights are based on important

Consequently, US democracy promotion of course does matter at all according to all individual theoretical approaches. Under Realism approach, with the strategy of democracy promotion as part of foreign policy, US has sought to replace authoritarian governments with the West’s political system of democracy, regardless of traditional values and without concern for the consequences (Cox et al., 2000). It thus seems like “mission” rather than “promotion.” And this may somehow cause negative international relations between US and its “missions.” For Liberalism approach, US democracy promotion has been surrounded by a liberal culture that supports the rule of law, human, and freedom of expression as well as other core civil rights (Markakis, 2012). And a consequence of this has been a considerable focus on civil society strengthening while establishing democracy. This approach hence suggests US democracy promotion initiatives which are likely to establish positive international relations between US and its allies, rather than causing negative