Three Forms of Democracy: Representative, Direct and Deliberative

價值、人生與社會 Values, Life and Society

Three Forms of Democracy: Representative, Direct and Deliberative
Speaker: Prof. Chan Kin Man

Brief Description
Some have claimed that, despite its many disadvantages, democracy is the best form of government. It has also been claimed that although democracy does not always select the best people, it can prevent tyranny. So what is democracy for? In addition to the prevention of tyranny, can democracy make the people master of themselves? Will the rule of the people bring about good governance? The speaker will share his thoughts about these questions and discuss three ideas of democracy: (1) representative democracy with popular elections through which the executive and the legislative branches are elected; (2) direct democracy in which people participate directly in public affairs; and (3) deliberative democracy which involves rational dialogues in public spheres.

In Cantonese

Video Recording