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  2. World problems
  3. Undemocratic political organization

Undemocratic political organization

  • Dependence on undemocratic political organization
  • Absence of a democratic political process

Claim

In every organized activity a small number will become the oligarchical leaders and the others will follow.

Broader

Inadequate political structure
Excellent
Undemocratic social systems
Presentable
Political inequality
Presentable

Narrower

Totalitarianism
Excellent
Apartheid
Excellent
Unrepresentative national political integration
Presentable
Undue military influence
Presentable
Political party manipulation of elections
Presentable
Political oligarchy
Presentable
Official secrecy
Presentable
Illegitimate political regimes
Presentable
Denial of democracy in communist systems
Presentable
Declining significance of electoral politics
Presentable
Authoritarian regimes
Presentable
Unconstitutional activity
Unpresentable
Secret government
Unpresentable
Oligarchy effectiveness myth
Yet to rate
Monarchy
Yet to rate
Lack of representation
Yet to rate
Decline in civic participation
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Denial of right to a people to pursue development
Excellent
Denial of human rights
Excellent
Threatened and vulnerable minorities
Presentable
Restriction of freedom of expression
Presentable
Political repression
Presentable
Political injustice
Presentable
Denial of human rights in the administration of justice
Presentable
Civil disobedience
Presentable
Political alienation
Unpresentable
Maintenance of political dossiers on individuals
Unpresentable
Contempt for democratic processes
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Political elitism
Excellent
Technocratic managerialism
Presentable
Secret international agreements
Presentable
Political infiltration
Presentable
Political bribery
Presentable
Political apathy
Presentable
Oppression
Presentable
Class conflict
Presentable
Unjust peace
Yet to rate

Reduces

Dictatorship of the majority
Presentable

Reduced by

Compromise as a betrayal of principles
Presentable

Related

Military secrecy
Presentable

Strategy

Democratizing political organization
Yet to rate

Value

Undemocratic
Yet to rate
Organization
Yet to rate
Independence
Yet to rate
Dependence
Yet to rate
Absence
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Government » Political
  • Metapolitics » Political theories
  • Societal problems » Dependence
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    C1015
    DOCID
    11310150
    D7NID
    137830
    Last update
    Dec 27, 2024