Pluralist democracy

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A pluralist democracy describes a political system where there is more than one center of power.^[1] Modern democracies are by definition pluralist as democracies allow freedom of association. However, pluralism may exist without democracy.^[2] In a democratic society, individuals achieve positions of formal political authority by forming successful electoral coalitions. Such coalitions are formed through a process of bargaining among political leaders and subleaders of the various organizations within the community. It is necessary to form electoral coalitions; this gives the organizational leaders the ability to present demands and articulate the viewpoints of their membership. ^[3] Hamed Kazemzadeh, a new generation pluralist from Canada, believes that Pluralist democracy means a multitude of groups, not the people as a whole, can govern, direct, lead, and manage societies as an ethic of respect for diversity.^[4]

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• "The Political Theory of Pluralist Democracy", article by Claude J. Burtenshaw (The Western Political Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 4 (Dec., 1968), pp. 577–587, University of Utah)
• "Pluralist Democracy", The Portfolio of Perso-Canadian Orientalist and Pluralist.
• "A Pluralist Democracy", article by Göran Rosenberg (Eurozine, 27 November 2001)
• "Pluralist Model", article by ThinkQuest Team 26466: Eric Barr, Taylor Rankin, and John Baird (A More Perfect Union project, for students by students)

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